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    The Mysterious Lady Law

    By Robert Appleton

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    In a time of grand airships and steam-powered cars, the death of a penniless young maid will hardly make the front page. But part-time airship waitress and music hall dancer Julia Bairstow is shattered by her sister's murder. When Lady Law, the most notorious private detective in Britain, offers to investigate the case pro bono, Julia jumps at the chanceeven against the advice of Constable Al Grant, who takes her protection surprisingly to heart.

    Lady Law puts Scotland Yard to shame. She's apprehended Jack the Ripper and solved countless other cold-case crimes. No one knows how she does it, but it's brought her fortune, renown and even a title. But is she really what she claims to bea genius at deducting? Or is Al right and she is not be trusted?

    Julia is determined to find out the truth, even if it means turning sleuth herselfand turning the tables on Lady Law...

    31,600 words
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarina Press
    Release dateJan 31, 2011
    ISBN9781426891151
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    Robert Appleton

    Robert Appleton is a British science fiction and adventure author who specializes in tales of survival in far-flung locations. Many of his sci-fi books share the same universe as his popular Alien Safari series, though tend to feature standalone storylines. His rebellious characters range from an orphaned grifter on Mars to a lone woman gate-crashing the war in her biotech suit. His sci-fi readers regularly earn enough frequent flyer miles to qualify for a cross-galaxy voyage of their choosing. His publishers include Harlequin Carina Press, and he also ghost-writes novels in other genres. In his free time he hikes, plays soccer, and kayaks whenever he can. The night sky is his inspiration. He has won awards for both fiction and book cover design.

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    • 3/5
      very confused jumble of steampunk and mystery. sadly, not impressed.
    • 3/5
      Set in Victorian England, The Mysterious Lady Law tells the story of Julia, a young dancer who returns home to find her beloved younger sister Georgina murdered.Stepping in to solve the case is Lady Law, an investigator who has trodden on the toes of the police by solving every case she has taken on. When Lady Law says she will work for free, in spite of Inspector Slatham's reservations, Julia is only happy to agree.Sir Horace Holly, a renowned scientist, finds that his young assistant Rupert was one of Georgina's beaus, and he, too, has gone missing. When he, Julia, and the inspector team up, they end up investigating a mystery that could solve the puzzle of who Lady Law actually is and how she solves her crimes so easily.This is a short novella where quite a lot happens. It's a bit confusing at times, and there were some scenes that I could have done without which greatly took away from my enjoyment; however, up until those happened, I rather liked it. For me, there was no need for the sex scene depicted, and definitely not a need for the profanity that was used; it's Steampunk, not urban fantasy/paranormal. If I look past those, however, it was a decent, enjoyable read.QUOTE: "I find it best to set trends, not follow them."
    • 2/5
      Robert Appleton's "The Mysterious Lady Law" begins very strong. Lady Law is like a female Sherlock Holmes. Scotland Yard dislikes her, because she makes them look bad, but Julie can't turn down Lady Law's help to find her sister's killer.Appletone has some strong world building, but there are times where the story seems to get away from the reader. For me it was because there was too much going on in too little pages. Still, this steampunk mystery has some cool elements, but overall it was missing the "wow factor" that I come to expect from steampunk stories.Two stars -- it was OK, but not great.
    • 4/5
      I got a copy of this novella through NetGalley(dot)com. It looked like an insteresting read in the steampunk genre and I had read positive reviews of it on other blogs, so I decided to give a try. Overall is was an engaging read full of mystery and action; nothing spectacular but amusing all the same.Julia is a dancer and when her sister is murdered the London police get involved. They are having trouble solving the case and one of the young constables takes a shining to Julia. Then the mysterious Lady Law gets involved. Lady Law has solved every case she has taken on for investigation and she wants to take on Julia's case pro bono. Ends up there is more mystery behind Julia's sister's death and behind Lady Law herself than anyone ever thought.This story was decently written and easy to read. I enjoyed the reimagining of Victoria London to a place populated by dirigibles and steam-based contraptions. The descriptions of contraptions was interesting and unique. The characters don't have a ton of depth to them but they are all easy to relate to and fairly engaging. This book really shines in some of the descriptions of settings which really make the city come alive for the reader. I also enjoyed the strong and plucky female characters throughout.The plot was okay. It takes some interesting twists and the book is tied up nicely. I thought the way things ended was a bit contrived and odd, but that's all I can really say without spoilers. This is definitely more of an adult read.Overall I enjoyed this novella. While the writing style and plot are nothing spectacular, the book was still entertaining. I did enjoy the strong female characters, the world-building, and the description of steampunk contraptions. I am uncertain as to whether or not I will read future works by Appleton. As I said this book was a fun quick diversion, but it wasn't anything especially spectacular.
    • 3/5
      A light and easy whodunnit read combining steampunk, Victorian setting, a sprinkle of science fiction with the heart of a Sherlock Holmes mystery. Since it is available in ebook format, I'm not certain of the page count, but it is not terribly lengthy and a reader can whiz through the adventure. Might be the perfect companion while traveling to pass the time. It will hold your interest without giving you an involved head throb. It reads like a television episode and can be satisfied rather quickly. There is a clear beginning where the problem is presented, the chase or investigation and then conclusion. If you enjoy this type of formula, you'll likely find The Mysterious Lady Law a pleasant cozy, steampunk light mystery. I liked it. I wasn't greatly moved, but then again, I also wasn't put off.A touch formulaic for my particular taste. Some awkward dialogue and phrasing had me questioning if this was truly taking place in Victorian England. At times, the interaction, language, behaviors of characters had a more roaring 1920's feel than Victorian. Felt like an attempt to jump on the steampunk popularity crazy and was produced quickly in a true and tested plot formula that produced a solid story, but was not deeply original or overwhelmingly intriguing. In addition, there were some strange interactions that weren't explained and introductions that never became relevant leaving me wondering what the point of including the detail was in the first place. Perhaps, it was an attempt to throw the reader off the whodunnit part, but that developed quickly and became obvious.
    • 3/5
      Steam technology, murder, and a touch of romance all combine together to make this a diverting, if not mildly entertaining, novella set in Victorian England. When a young airship waitress/music hall dancer arrives home to discover her sister has been murdered, she's even more surprised when Lady Law--Britain's most notorious and successful private detective--offers to take the case for free. Against the advice of a young Constable (who seems to take more than a professional interest in our heroine), she accepts Law's offer.Between attacks on the heroine, Law's unnaturally quick resolution to the mystery, and a budding romance, the story presents a decently entertaining steampunk read, if a bit too short for the scope of the story. I found that character development was a bit light--a result of the story's length, no doubt--and at times I had difficulty following the action. The description of places and things were a bit muddled, which made fight scenes a bit confusing as I couldn't quite picture what was happening. I also didn't think that one scene in particular (near the end, as our heroes attempt to learn what Lady Law is really about) was necessary... a bit gratuitous and out of place. I still can't figure out what possessed the author to throw it in there. That said, it wasn't bad and it made for a nice, light, Sunday afternoon read, and I appreciated the author's efforts to include plenty of steam technology even within the shorter framework of the story.
    • 4/5
      This steampunk mystery novella tells about the famous detective - Lady Law - who routinely puts Scotland Yard to shame. It is also the story of Julia who is a dance hall performer who enlists Lady Law to find out who murdered her sister. Julia herself becomes a target of unknown attackers and flees through an alternate Victorian London and through various airships and mechanical museums. Julia is aided by police constable Al Grant and aging adventurer Horace Holly as she tries to unravel her sister's murder after Lady Law comes back with a solution that is just to pat. Lots of steampunk details in this one. Fun!