Quicksilver: Book Two of the Looking Glass TrilogyA Victorian glass-reader and a psychic investigator play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer in the second installment of the New York Times bestselling Looking Glass Trilogy. Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening’s events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses. With no apparent way in or out, she’s rescued by a man she’s met only once before, but won’t soon forget... Owen Sweetwater inherited his family’s talent for hunting the psychical monsters who prey on London’s women and children, and his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here. The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider Virginia an illusionist, a charlatan, even a criminal. But Owen knows better. Virginia’s powers are real—and so is the power she exerts over him simply with her presence. And if her abilities can be relied upon in the midst of great danger, they just might be the key to his investigation. |
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... carriage rolled toward them out of the darkness. When it came into the light Virginia saw that it was drawn by two clockwork horses. The toy vehicle stood about a foot tall. The equipage was a work of art, not a child's plaything. Every ...
... carriage rolled toward them out of the darkness. When it came into the light Virginia saw that it was drawn by two clockwork horses. The toy vehicle stood about a foot tall. The equipage was a work of art, not a child's plaything. Every ...
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... carriage. “Is there someone out there? Please help me.” Owen stilled. “Damn,” he said, very softly. “One complication after another.” Virginia turned back toward the intersection of the hallways. “Who's there?” she called in a low voice ...
... carriage. “Is there someone out there? Please help me.” Owen stilled. “Damn,” he said, very softly. “One complication after another.” Virginia turned back toward the intersection of the hallways. “Who's there?” she called in a low voice ...
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... carriage. There was a brief, tense silence before the dark windows of the miniature vehicle started to glitter as though illuminated from inside the cab. Virginia sensed energy pulsing once more in the atmosphere. The mechanical horses ...
... carriage. There was a brief, tense silence before the dark windows of the miniature vehicle started to glitter as though illuminated from inside the cab. Virginia sensed energy pulsing once more in the atmosphere. The mechanical horses ...
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... carriage. The top swung open on small hinges. He reached into the cab. A few seconds later the ticking ceased. The currents of energy that Virginia had been holding in neutral winked out of existence. Cautiously, she relaxed her senses ...
... carriage. The top swung open on small hinges. He reached into the cab. A few seconds later the ticking ceased. The currents of energy that Virginia had been holding in neutral winked out of existence. Cautiously, she relaxed her senses ...
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... carriage and tucked it under one arm. The small horses dangled in their harnesses. “Miss Dean, if you would take the lantern,” he said. “I have it,” she said, hoisting the lantern. He looked at both women. “Stay close.” He started ...
... carriage and tucked it under one arm. The small horses dangled in their harnesses. “Miss Dean, if you would take the lantern,” he said. “I have it,” she said, hoisting the lantern. He looked at both women. “Stay close.” He started ...
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