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Title details for The Revenant Express by George Mann - Available

The Revenant Express

Newbury & Hobbes Series, Book 5

#5 in series

by George Mann
Simon Prebble
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The grand adventure continues in Geroge Mann's Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mystery series, as a Victorian special agent races across a continent to save his beloved's life on board The Revenant Express. Sir Maurice Newbury is bereft as his trusty assistant Veronica Hobbes lies dying with a wounded heart. Newbury and Veronica's sister Amelia must take a sleeper train across Europe to St. Petersberg to claim a clockwork heart that Newbury has commissioned from Faberge to save Veronica from a life trapped in limbo. No sooner do they take off then sinister goings-on start to plague the train, and it is discovered that an old villain, thought dead, is also on board and seeking revenge. Can Newbury and Amelia defeat him and get the clockwork organ back to the Fixer in time to save Veronica? And can they do so without Newbury going so far into the dark side of occult magic that he can never return? Meanwhile, Sir Charles Bainbridge is the only one of their team left in London to struggle with a case involving a series of horrific crimes. Someone is kidnapping prominent men and infecting them with the Revenant plague, leaving them chained in various locations around the city. But why? It's a rousing chase to save both London and Veronica. Will these brave detectives be up to the task?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Newbury & Hobbes Investigation

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 12, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781980026785
      • File size: 192068 KB
      • Duration: 06:40:08

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Simon Prebble treats listeners to a fun pulpy ride through this fifth entry in George Mann's steampunk detective series. In 1902, Veronica Hobbes, sidekick to Gentleman Investigator for the Crown Sir Maurice Newbury, aids London police in the investigation of a diseased-ridden corpse. In 1903, Veronica is deathly ill, and Newbury boards a train bound for St. Petersburg to claim a special item that could fix her failing heart. Also onboard are Veronica's sister, Amelia, and someone seeking revenge against Newbury. Prebble gleefully devours every word and provides irresistible forward momentum. His character voices and various accents are equally enjoyable. Previous knowledge of Mann's series is probably ideal, but first-time listeners can still appreciate this audiobook as a stand-alone story. A.T.N. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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