Lisa Tuttle has been writing remarkable, chilling short stories and powerful, haunting novels for many years now, and doing it so easily and so well that one almost takes it, and her, for granted * NEIL GAIMAN *
Lisa Tuttle has created a most engaging detective duo in Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane ... an intriguing and thoroughly enjoyable mystery * MARK DOUGLAS HOME, author of The Sea Detective and The Woman Who Walked Into The Sea *
to that puzzle had my jaw dropping. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this one and will definitely be tracking down the first instalment in this series. Recommended for anyone who enjoys their historical crime series with a twist of fantasy * S J HIGBEE, author of The Arcadian Chronicles *
Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle's The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They're an entertaining pair, and it's great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here's hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved. * GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, author of The Game of Thrones on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief *
The whole book is delightful to read. Tuttle handles the nuances of the Victorian environment with skilful impeccability * BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY ON The Witch at Wayside Cross *
The author is a good writer with a very good imagination and a wonderful writing style * THE COZY REVIEW on The Witch at Wayside Cross *
The social history and commentary is woven into a fast-paced story that does not disappoint, with a satisfying ending * BLOG IN BASKET on The Witch at Wayside Cross *
A regular, yet interesting 'whodunnit' with lots of culprits as the story twists along, at a good pace, never slowing down and yet always giving you just enough to go on * FLICKERING MYTH on The Witch at Wayside Cross *
The special relationship between Jesperson and Lane is the key that makes this book what it is for me. This book does touch on the ancient British customs and folk law . . . and all associated arts of the occult: superstition, sorcery, black magic, devil worship, human sacrifice and of course witches. All in all a great murder/ mystery book * TWO BALD MAGES on The Witch at Wayside Cross *
A wonderful mystical journey through the darkened rooms of Victorian seances and stagecraft - beautifully written and researched. I absolutely loved it * ALISON LITTLEWOOD, author of Richard & Judy bestseller A Cold Season, on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief *
[Lisa Tuttle] has a prize-winning knack of doing what a lot of fantasy writers can only dream of: making the impossible seem everyday, and writing legend in such a way that it seems like a very present and nerve-tingling possibility * SCOTS MAGAZINE on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief *
Lisa Tuttle has quietly been writing remarkable, chilling short stories and powerful, haunting novels for many years now, and doing it so easily and so well that one almost takes it, and her, for granted. This would be as big a mistake as not reading Lisa Tuttle * NEIL GAIMAN *
A deft and daring blend of mystery and dark fantasy . . . Richly imagined and beautifully written * GEORGE R.R. MARTIN on The Mysteries *
A fantastic first instalment to what I hope will be a long running series * LISA READS BOOKS *
Tuttle's delivery is impeccable and The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief is an enjoyable romp that's a continuous pleasure to read * UPCOMING4.ME *
