This book is definitely more fast-paced than Hunting Prince Dracula, with much more action, murder, and drama to move the plot along. The plot begins rather quickly in this one and maintains its pace as the death toll rises.
“After all, murder is just another form of sleight of hand.” Whenever the three of them were together I was never disappointed by the entertaining quips they would come up with. One of my favorite parts of her books is the dialogue between Audrey Rose and Thomas, and this book just added another amazingly clever character with Mephistopheles. Her prose is elegant and gruesome, and her dialogue is witty and sharp as a knife. I question those who marvel when it pricks.” The carnival aspect of the setting also added a fun and unique twist on the creepy murder mysteries we’re used to. This book has such an interesting setting! Set on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean during the 19th century, there is an added level of creepiness and urgency in the book, for all the passengers are trapped for a week with a murderer. “It amazed me that the world could resume its orbit no matter what destruction had been wrought.” When bodies start appearing in gruesome and theatrical ways, Audrey must investigate the carnival on the cruise to try to decipher these murders.
Content warning: violence, very graphic depictions of death (including autopsies) //Įscaping From Houdini is book three in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series, following Audrey Rose Wadsworth as she travels on a luxury cruise liner to America. “Knowing the flames are hot isn’t always a deterrent from playing with fire.” Review in a Nutshell: Escaping From Houdini is a fantastic installment in an amazing series.
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