A Study in Ashes

The Baskerville Affair, Book 3

By: Emma Jane Holloway

Narrated by: Angele Masters

As part of her devil’s bargain with the industrial steam barons, Evelina Cooper is finally enrolled in the Ladies’ College of London. However, she’s attending as the Gold King’s pet magician, handcuffed and forbidden contact with even her closest relation, the detective Sherlock Holmes.

But Evelina’s problems are only part of a larger war. The Baskerville affair is finally coming to light, and the rebels are making their move to wrest power from the barons and restore it to Queen Victoria. Missing heirs and nightmare hounds are the order of the day—or at least that’s what Dr. Watson is telling the press.

But their plans are doomed unless Evelina escapes to unite her magic with the rebels’ machines—and even then her powers aren’t what they used to be. A sorcerer has awakened a dark hunger in Evelina’s soul, and only he can keep her from endangering them all. The only problem is . . . he’s dead.

©2013 Naomi Lester (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

I Want More

I was skeptical because of some of the reviews but I loved these books. They had a happy ending and that's a biggie for me, but I'm left wondering if there will be more books. In the end something happens to one of the main characters and I want to know what! The author leaves it with a hint there might be more so I'll watch for her books. If you enjoy steam punk you'll love Gail Carriger Finishing School series I did.

A benchmark series

This book is a wonderful end to a masterful trilogy which leaves open the possibility of additional stories within a fully-imagined universe. The author combines a steampunk imagining of London in the time of Sherlock Holmes with a fantasy element that fits in with the "anything is possible" ethos of the steampunk culture. With this story, the trilogy comes to a satisfying end with lingering possibilities of additional adventures, but they are not required to find the series a satisfying tale quite well told.

Mixed Feelings

I loved the series and the stories, sad how some of the characters stories ended, but that is also the mark of a good story.

Magic, magic everywhere with a few gears

I liked the book and Angele Masters performance. There were so many sub plots that it was a bit unsettling.

my three favorite genres

I love steam punk! I love fantasy! I love mysteries! Emma Holloway combines these admirably!