The Curious Case of the Whispering Corpse

by Rebecca Gage

Lady Charlotte Astley faces a battle on two fronts—solving supernatural crimes and being a proper lady. As London's best monster hunter, she must make the streets safe for both humans and supernaturals. But when soulless corpses begin appearing in alleyways all whispering the same word, even Charlotte is perplexed. With the help of her mischievous, devilishly charming best friend, Lord Cosmo Wilmott, a vampire, she seeks to unravel the mystery behind these soulless corpses and save London from a second civil war. With the stakes higher than ever, can Charlotte find the soul-eater and save London?

Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Steampunk, Fantasy

326 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2023

About the author

Rebecca Gage writes to cope with the horrors of nor being a vampire, werewolf, or other supernatural being. She escaped from her mundane non-magical roots and managed to get an education with lots of writing credentials behind her. She even placed first in a writing contest—she may or may not have been its only contestant. She resides in Colorado with her husband, a gaggle of children, and is plotting how to secretly raise chickens without getting caught by her HOA.

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story but skipped through a bit. I was impatient with the pace.

[Samvander · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Kerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very fun, entertaining read. The characters are interesting. Charlotte is a strong lead who is intelligent, capable, but also petulant and impatient at times. It made me like her more though. The romance aspects have believable reasons for the tensions and restraint. And Cosmo is a very lovable character.

The mystery of the soul-eater is fascinating, and though I was fairly sure I'd solved it pretty quickly it was still fun to follow. It had a few aspects I hadn't seen but in hindsight it all came together.

I bought the Kindle version and there were a fair number of typos, so be aware if that bothers you.
Edit: I have been notified that the kindle typos have been fixed! So buy away and enjoy :)

The trigger warnings are right at the front: "mild language and some depictions of fantasy violence, murder, and sensuality."

I broke my rule of starting a series before it is finished with this one, but it was well worth it. I look forward to another!