Automatic Woman
by Nathan L. Yocum
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Pub Date Aug 06 2012 | Archive Date Oct 10 2012
Description
There are no simple cases. Jacob “Jolly” Fellows knows this.
The London of 1888, the London of steam engines, Victorian intrigue, and horseless carriages is not a safe place nor simple place…but it’s his place. Jolly is a thief catcher, a door-crashing thug for the prestigious Bow Street Firm, assigned to track down a life sized automatic ballerina. But when theft turns to murder and murder turns to conspiracy, can Jolly keep his head above water? Can a thief catcher catch a killer?
Automatic Woman is the second novel from award winning screenwriter Nathan L. Yocum. A volatile mix of steampunk, noir, historical fiction, and two-fisted action, Automatic Woman takes us to a place that never was yet we all know so well… the London of Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and Bram Stoker with a pneumatic twist.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781620070765 |
| PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 200 |
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Title:
Automatic Woman
Publisher:
Curiosity Quills Press
Pub Date:
August 06, 2012
ISBN:
9781620070765
Author:
Nathan L. Yocum
Category:
FICTION - ADULT: Action & Adventure
Marketing Copy:
There are no simple cases. Jacob “Jolly” Fellows knows this.
The London of 1888, the London of steam engines, Victorian intrigue, and horseless carriages is not a safe place nor simple place…but it’s his place. Jolly is a thief catcher, a door-crashing thug for the prestigious Bow Street Firm, assigned to track down a life sized automatic ballerina. But when theft turns to murder and murder turns to conspiracy, can Jolly keep his head above water? Can a thief catcher catch a killer?
Automatic Woman is the second novel from award winning screenwriter Nathan L. Yocum. A volatile mix of steampunk, noir, historical fiction, and two-fisted action, Automatic Woman takes us to a place that never was yet we all know so well… the London of Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and Bram Stoker with a pneumatic twist.
My Review:
This is one great book. The language and style of it just sucked me and before I knew it, I'd read a large chunk of it in one sitting. It is strange, wierd but a hell of a lot of fun.
Jolly is a gret character and you just want him to get through as the tension builds to a great conclusion that leaves just enough dangling to hint at a follow up. I already want to read that sequel. But that is all I am going to say about the plot. You should sit down and read it to really get a feel for it. Dark, complex but it flows in a way I did not expect.
Nathan Yocum, you have written a humdinger. I don't think I've read a book this fast for a long time. How long before we see the next one? I'm glad I found this one!
My Rating:
5 gears out of 5 (I was only going to give this 4, but then I thought it deserved better.)
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