Thomas  Brennan
In an age of Zeppelins and gyroplanes, atomics and horseless carriages, the Transatlantic Span is the industrial marvel of the nineteenth century. A monumental feat of engineering, the steel suspension bridge stretches across the Atlantic from Liverpool to the distant harbor of New York City, supported by no less than seven hundred towers. But in the shadows of its massive struts, on the docks of the River Mersey, lies a faceless corpseâ€¦ ,Inspector Matthew Langton is still seized with grief when he thinks of Sarah, his late wife. Tortured by nightmares and afflicted by breathless attacks of despair and terror, he forces himself to focus on the investigation of the faceless man. The victim wears the uniform of the Transatlantic Span Company but bears the tattoos of the Boersâ€”could there be a Boer conspiracy to assassinate Queen Victoria on the upcoming Inauguration Day of the Span? ,But the truth, as it begins to emerge, is far more bizarre than a political coup. As additional victims turn upâ€”each with strange, twin burn marks on their necksâ€”Langton draws a connection between the dead man beneath the bridge and chilling rumors of the Jar Bars, soul snatchers who come under cover of night. Most frightening of all is the mythic and elusive Doktor Glass, who may not only be behind the illicit trade in soulsâ€¦but who may hold the key to what happened to the inspectorâ€™s own beloved wife on her deathbedâ€¦
Science Fiction,Steampunk,Fantasy,Mystery,Fiction,Science Fiction,Mystery,Crime,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical,Victorian,Speculative Fiction,Science Fiction,Alternate History
Doktor Glass