I was really surprised. This is a great first book! Fast paced, gripping and full of history, whether all factual or not. It is has everything a great read requires. No wonder it was a national best seller!

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I really enjoyed this first novel by Alex Grecian whose work before this has always been in graphic novels. The book starts out with a bang, and ends with everything tied up very neatly. Extremely satisfying. The only odd thing I found was that it almost seems to have been written by two people. Starting out it's very serious and full of the history of London back in the 1800s. About midway through though, there is a very clear shift in style. The story becomes a bit pat, easy to track what's going to happen next. Almost formulaic. I can't say that I didn't enjoy it however. I read it eagerly and felt good about every bit of explanation to the very last. I believe that somewhere along the way the author realized this would make a great series, and shifted the plot accordingly. Without the shift in style, I would have given it a five star rating. But four star isn't bad. I'm looking forward to the next one in this beginning series.

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