{"product_id":"a-mortal-likeness-isbn-9781683319191","title":"A Mortal Likeness","description":"\u003cb\u003eFresh off the Jack the Ripper case, Sarah Bain and her ragtag team of investigators search for the missing child of a wealthy banker—who may be more perpetrator than victim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA photographer in 1889 London, Miss Sarah Bain runs a private detective agency with her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and former street urchin Mick O’Reilly. Their sole credential is that they solved the Jack the Ripper case, a secret they can never tell because they did it outside the boundaries of the law. Their new big case arises when a wealthy banker, Sir Gerald Mariner, posts a handsome reward for finding his missing infant. All of London joins in the search. But Sarah has an advantage—a photograph she took during a routine surveillance job, which unexpectedly reveals a clue about the kidnapping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Sir Gerald hires Sarah, Hugh, and Mick to find his son, they move into his opulent mansion and discover a photograph of baby Robin. It eerily resembles postmortem photographs taken of deceased children posed to look as if they’re alive. Was the kidnapping real, or a cover-up for a murder? Is the perpetrator a stranger, or someone inside the troubled Mariner family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe case hits close to home for Sarah as it intertwines with her search for her father, who disappeared after he became the prime suspect in a murder twenty-three years ago. She finds herself on the wrong side of the law, which threatens her budding romance with Police Constable Barrett. But Sarah must uncover the truth about Robin’s kidnapping, and her own family, before her past catches up to her in \u003ci\u003eA Mortal Likeness\u003c\/i\u003e, the gripping follow-up to award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland’s \u003ci\u003eThe Ripper’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Mortal Likeness\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A winning team of outsider heroes and a colorful first-person narrative.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Ripper’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The whopper of all serial killers, Jack the Ripper, like fire, is to be handled with care, and luckily Rowland knows just how to do it, putting a new twist on old tropes with her witty sleuth, while never sacrificing historical integrity.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are so many fine things about this novel that it’s difficult to enumerate them all. The characters are beautifully drawn; the dialogue sparkles; the setting is vividly rendered...This is sure to delight followers of Ripper-themed fiction and all who cherish Victorian-era mysteries.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Close calls, a surprise ending, and the suggestion of further adventures...Rowland has assembled an appealingly ragtag collection of amateur sleuths and keeps the suspense high.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is one author who should be given an A+ for a new take on a very old subject. From the brilliant, unique characters to the frightening fog filling London’s alleys, this is one tale you will not want to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Attention to atmospheric detail, original characterizations, and escalating conflict...This is a fresh, modern take on the streets that produced a murderer ’From Hell.’\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Rowland’s] wildly diverse cast...brings a special focus on the forgotten and ignored of Victorian society, and provides a fresh, and refreshing, point of view to the otherwise morbid proceedings.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Easily one of the best things I’ve read all year...This is a vivid, enjoyable novel with a likable cast of characters and plenty of intrigue and suspense...I’m keen to see what Sarah Bain gets up to next.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRipperologist Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Great detail is given into the personalities and look of each actual historical victim, therefore easily blending actual history into a believable historical mystery...This book is a good beginning into what looks like a great new series with a female protagonist.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePCA Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction Reading List\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2017, 4.5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Laura Joh Rowland reinvents the story of Jack the Ripper in a wholly unexpected way. Gritty, imaginative, and full of nail-biting suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Ripper’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Tasha Alexander, \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Please let this be the start of a series. I went into \u003ci\u003eThe Ripper’s Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e wondering if I could care about another Jack the Ripper novel, and emerged at the end of it thrilled, off-balance, and astonished at how Laura Joh Rowland was able to bring Victorian England into such vivid life, and a story we all know into new relief. This is a fantastic read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Charles Finch, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Laura Joh Rowland has penned an imaginative, chilling reinterpretation of Jack the Ripper’s bloody reign of terror. A dark, seductive peek into the dangerous underbelly of Victorian London.”\u003cbr\u003e—C. S. Harris, bestselling author of the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tense, pacy and compelling; Laura Joh Rowland commands empathy for the Ripper’s victims and sincere affections for her characters.”\u003cbr\u003e—Stephen Gallagher, critically-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bedlam Detective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Joh Rowland\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the samurai detective Sano Ichiro mystery series set in 17th century Japan, as well as a historical suspense series starring Charlotte Bronte. Her work has been published in 21 countries; nominated for the Anthony Award, the Hammett Prize, and the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award; won \u003ci\u003eRT Magazine’s\u003c\/i\u003e Reader’s Choice Award; and been included in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal’s\u003c\/i\u003e list of the five best historical mystery novels. Laura holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She is a former aerospace scientist, a painter, and a cartoonist. She lives in New York City with her husband Marty. 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