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The Pierced Heart Charles Maddox #4 kindle Ò 256 pages Download ✓ Lynn Shepherd ì In a dazzling mystery inspired by Bram Stoker's much beloved Dracula the critically acclaimed author of The Solitary House and A Fatal Likeness Lynn Shepherd and her brilliant Victorian detective CharlesIn a dazzling mystery inspired by Bram Stoker's much beloved Dracula the critically acclaimed author of The Solitary House and A Fatal Likeness Lynn Shepherd and her brilliant Victorian detective Charles Maddox return in their biggest most challenging literary suspense novel yetClever eerie and compelling by turns The Pierced Heart finds detective Charles Maddox traveling to Looking for a story that mixes supernatural and science ? This one mixes vampirism with historical medical and scientific adventures all wrapped up in themes of Dracula castles and 19th century London Although heavy with descriptions of traveling that sometimes were a bit dull the characters Charles Maddoxx Lucy and the Baron were well drawn and propelled the story Very entertaining and suspenseful despite its slow start Honestly I liked the story but the ending left me saying okay and? So because the ending lacked real emotion during the last scene and the epilogue I was disappointed Still it's a good read if you want a thrilling plot sinister characters bloody murders supernatural mystery and elements of history A must read for vampire fansI received this book via NetGalley for a fair and honest review

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Ox must find out Drawing inspiration from both Dracula and from the strange life of a mysterious and long forgotten real life scientist The Pierced Heart dramatizes a fatal clash between science and superstition at a time of profound change and dangerous transition and once again spins a gorgeously atmospheric literary suspense story from one of the world's most beloved nove With thanks to the publishers for providing me with an ebook review copy via NetGalley Lynn Shepherd fans will already know that each of her novels have as their inspiration a classic work of literature Murder at Mansfield Park fairly obviously Mansfield Park Tom All Alone’s; Bleak House A Treacherous Likeness took as its inspiration Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the lives of those concerned with that infamous Swiss holiday Now The Pierced Heart plays homage to Dracula Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel while also drawing on the real life story of a mysterious scientist my full review

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The Pierced Heart Charles Maddox #4The remote castle of the enigmatic Baron Von Reisenberg a pioneering scientist with a terrible secret Meanwhile London is in the throes of a series of brutal murders executed by a mysterious killer known only as The Vampire What is the connection between the Baron and the murders? And what does the journal of a young theater assistant named Lucy have to do with it all? Madd This is the third novel by Lynn Shepherd featuring Charles Maddox I've read and enjoyed them all and have some of the same feelings about this book as I did about the second one 'A Fatal Likeness' Which is the telling could benefit from some additional backstory refreshing or at the very least I couldWhile I can remember parts of each previous story I don't necessarily remember all of the details I think the reading experience would be a little richer if there was a little fleshing out of the past trials and tribulations of our endearing protagonist I know that I really enjoyed his company in the past but in this go round I felt like I didn't really get to know him very wellThis is a relatively short book weighing in at 228 pages I expected it to be a uick read but found the pacing was a little drawn out There were times when I wasn't uite sure what the author was thinking tying her story so closely to Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' But having recently listened to the audio version of the original loved it I did enjoy connecting the characters and the imagery in my mindFortunately readers are rewarded with a great ending I loved the way the author tied up this story it was satisfying and well done and very cleverly has me wanting to read the next book in the series without leaving me with the feeling that I'm hanging at the edge of a cliffThank you to the Vine Program and Delacorte Press for providing me with an advance uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review