The Magpie Lord

The Magpie Lord (2013) KJ Charles (A Charm of Magpies #1)

Merrick frowned. “Got to fight it, my lord.”

“Fight what? Give me something to fight, and I’ll fight it—but how the hell do I fight my own mind?”

Crane looked at the naked hostility in the other man’s face and posture, and strolled to a conclusion, since he hardly needed to jump. “I take it you’ve encountered my brother, Hector,” he said. “Or possibly my father.”

“Both.” The little man spat the word out. “Oh, I’ve encountered your family alright. It’s something of an irony to be sent to help one of you.”

“We can all kill people. I could have put a pillow over your face while you slept at any time in the last twenty years, and I’m struggling to recall why I haven’t.”

Characters: Stephen Day, Lucien Vaudrey Lord Crane, Frank Merrick, Mrs. Esther Gold, Dr. Daniel Gold, Mr. Peter Janossi, Jenny Saint, Hugh Baines, Mr. Rackham, Sir James and Lady Thwaite, Graham, Mrs. Mitching, Aunt Annie, Mrs. Parrott, Henry, Marjorie Bell, Nan Talbot, Liza Trent, Ruth Baker, Mr. Haining, Sir Peter and Lady Bruton, Mr. and Mrs. Millway, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, Maria, Thomas Underhill

Cover by Lexiconic Design

Rating: 7.5/10

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