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Moon Over London: A Victorian Detective Novel in a Gaslamp Fantasy Setting (Werewolves and Gaslight Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Shawna Reppert (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 146 ratings

Werewolves are disappearing from the gaslit streets of London.


When werewolves throughout the city start vanishing without a trace, few beyond their own families notice they’re missing, and fewer still care. Are they being murdered? Kidnapped? Or is something even more sinister going on?

With the aid of an upper-class clandestine werewolf and a lady alchemist with attitude, Inspector Royston Jones swears he will stop the disappearances and bring those responsible to justice. But his superiors are indifferent, the werewolf community suspicious, and he has too few leads and too many suspects—including his estranged uncle.

Only one thing is certain—unless he can solve the mystery, more ’wolves will be taken every time the full moon rises.

Lose yourself in a Victorian London full of mystery and werewolves!
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Gripping Gaslamp Fantasy!

Werewolves and Gaslight Mysteries

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07V27BGKS
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
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  • Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Werewolves and Gaslight
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    4.6 out of 5 stars 146 ratings

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Shawna Reppert

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Shawna Reppert, an award-winning author of fantasy and steampunk, is proud of keeping readers up all night and making them miss work deadlines. Her fiction asks questions for which there are no easy answers, while at the same time taking the reader on a fine adventure that grips them heart and soul and keeps them turning pages until the very end.

She shares her home with a black-and-orange cat named Samhain who occasionally takes over her blog.

In the past, she had occasionally been found in medieval garb on a caparisoned horse, throwing javelins into innocent hay bales that never did anything to her. More recently, she has been known to attend Victorian teas in her steampunk regalia.

She grew up in Pennsylvania, and now lives in the beautiful wine country of Oregon. Each has colored her writing in different ways.

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Customers find this book to be a great read with an interesting take on werewolf stories. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how it lends authenticity to the narrative. Customers appreciate the complex character development.

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12 customers mention "Enjoyment"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable, describing it as a great and fun read, with one customer noting it's the best work in the series.

"...part of the ending a little contrived, but apart from that, an excellent effort." Read more

"Excellent read for both books. Enjoyed inspector Royston’s character and his connections to the toffs. Found the murder mysteries to be intriguing." Read more

"The author did a great job of making werewolves seem a natural part of the story. This was a take on that genre that I hadn't seen before...." Read more

"...Both entertaining and thoughtful, I give this novel an enthusiastic five stars." Read more

11 customers mention "Mystery content"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the supernatural mystery elements of the book, particularly its interesting take on werewolf stories, with one customer noting how it unfolds through uncovering new clues and people involved.

"...The characters are well drawn, and the plot is really more focussed on social issues than actual detective work...." Read more

"...Found the murder mysteries to be intriguing." Read more

"...There's a mystery that runs throughout the book, but isn't always the main focus...." Read more

"...Both entertaining and thoughtful, I give this novel an enthusiastic five stars." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one noting how it lends authenticity to the narrative, while another mentions that the world is well-drawn.

"...The writing style is lucid, easy to read, and while there are werewolves, the violence is not explicit...." Read more

"...The characters are complex and the world they exist in is well drawn...." Read more

"...The setting in old London, the vocabulary and pacing, all lend authenticity to the writing. But don't be mistaken...." Read more

"...Shawna Reppert has a wonderful imagination and a great writing style! This book is well written and very enjoyable to read!" Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that they are complex, with one customer mentioning the inclusion of secondary stories involving the characters.

"...The characters are well drawn, and the plot is really more focussed on social issues than actual detective work...." Read more

"...I also liked that the main character had depth and showed a willingness to change his mind about incorrect assumptions...." Read more

"...The characters are relatable (especially Royston Jones, the smart and honorable Detective Inspector) and the mystery is a fast and fun read...." Read more

"...at night time they present themselves as werewolves, the characters are very well described and the plot goes around the problem of these werewolves..." Read more

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  • Ian J. Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars An allegory?
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
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    How hidden do themes have to be to qualify as an allegory? This probably approaches it. London in the late 19th century has a large number of werewolves, who are created by being bitten by other werewolves during the three nights around full moon. Not their fault, and there are a number of them so werewolves are citizens with full rights, but the religious fundamentalists don't like this, and on top of this, werewolves are disappearing, presumably being killed for their pelts. Detective Inspector Royston Jones is tasked with solving these murders, but in his spare time because other things take precedence. Investigating "other things" by day, and werewolves, perforce at night, make fr a tired Inspector three days a month. On top of that, Jones is a bastard from the very upper-class Royston family, so we have a clash of class. Just to add to the mix, we have Mr Foster and Catherine Fairchild, actually the same person who is doing this because women are second class citizens. She is an alchemist, married to a Lord who is also a werewolf, and besides being an expert horse(man/woman) and an excellent shot, has a steam-driven "horseless carriage."
    The writing style is lucid, easy to read, and while there are werewolves, the violence is not explicit. The characters are well drawn, and the plot is really more focussed on social issues than actual detective work. I found part of the ending a little contrived, but apart from that, an excellent effort.
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  • Robb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Werewolf’s of London
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2025
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    Excellent read for both books. Enjoyed inspector Royston’s character and his connections to the toffs. Found the murder mysteries to be intriguing.
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  • Robin Surface
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting take on a werewolf story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019
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    The author did a great job of making werewolves seem a natural part of the story. This was a take on that genre that I hadn't seen before.

    The characters are complex and the world they exist in is well drawn. I like that the female alchemist has found a way to get around Victorian thinking and pretty much thumbs her nose at society. I also liked that the main character had depth and showed a willingness to change his mind about incorrect assumptions.

    There's a mystery that runs throughout the book, but isn't always the main focus. The author did a good job of weaving the side stories into the mystery, as well as using these to give the characters more dimension.

    This was a quick, well-written read that kept me turning pages. At the end, I was left wanting to know more about all of the characters, so I hope the author intends to write another book in this series.
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  • William J. Cook
    5.0 out of 5 stars More Than Steampunk, Urban Fantasy
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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    It's back to Victorian London for the second outing of the Werewolves and Gaslight series, with the unlikely sleuthing trio of Detective Inspector Royston Jones, Catherine Fairchild (a.k.a. Dr. Charles Foster), and Richard Bandon. Jones is the bastard son shunned by his wealthy family. Fairchild is a champion of women's rights but finds that her society makes her practice alchemy under the guise of a man. Bandon is an aristocratic scion who must keep his true identity as a werewolf secret or be expelled from his family.

    This is a society where the class to which you belong means everything, and the lowest class is werewolves---often denied employment and their most basic rights, seen by many as sub-human.

    Now werewolves are disappearing at an alarming rate. Jones suspects they are being abducted, experimented upon in ghastly ways, and murdered. He enlists his colleagues in a frantic quest to apprehend the culprits before more victims are lost.

    The setting in old London, the vocabulary and pacing, all lend authenticity to the writing. But don't be mistaken. This is not merely a steampunk, urban fantasy take on the Conan Doyle/Sherlock Holmes archives. As in the first book in the series, A Hunt by Moonlight, Reppert has crafted an allegory for our current day, critiquing the way we treat our most marginalized citizens. Both entertaining and thoughtful, I give this novel an enthusiastic five stars.
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  • winterhawk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable continuation of the series
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019
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    I enjoyed the first book in this series, and the second one is just as good. The characters are relatable (especially Royston Jones, the smart and honorable Detective Inspector) and the mystery is a fast and fun read. I don't have a lot of time to read these days, so if a book doesn't grab me fast, I tend to put it aside. The fact that I kept finding myself coming back to this one says a lot about how much I liked it. The main mystery was suitably creepy, and I'll admit I didn't see the villain's identity coming as quickly as I usually do. If you like fast-paced, Sherlock Holmes-style Victorian mysteries, and even if you're not a big werewolf fan (honestly, I'm not much of one) this is a great read and I think you'll enjoy it.
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  • Davis Handley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable supernatural mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019
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    ‘Moon Over London’, the second addition to the Werewolves and Gaslight series, is a great supernatural adventure. There is something causing the werewolves to disappear in London and Inspector Roystoh Jones is not going to let that happen. The story follows him through his investigation, uncovering new clues and people involved. Shawna Reppert has a wonderful imagination and a great writing style! This book is well written and very enjoyable to read!
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  • quirru
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2019
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    Moon Over London (Werewolves and Gaslight Book 2) by Shawna Reppert ; this is a fiction novel about the presence of werewolves in ancient London that live normal lives as any other person but that at night time they present themselves as werewolves, the characters are very well described and the plot goes around the problem of these werewolves being killed or kidnapped during the full moon nights, like a social phenomenon that has to stop, there is the Inspector Roystone to take care of the situation and find out what is going on and how to stop it. The book is well written, with a very quick and eloquent prose that makes it seem like the werewolves are something absolutely normal and need to be taken care as any other group of persons, pace is quick and steady and there are other secondary stories involving the characters that develop at the same time making it a little more complex and interesting.
     
     
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  • Kiz
    5.0 out of 5 stars As good as the first book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2024
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    Moon Over London does not suffer from sequel syndrome, in that it is as tightly paced, dynamically written, and keenly observed as the first book.

    Inspector Royston Jones should become a classic, if there's any justice. Shawna Reppert has created a nuanced, likeable, complex character, who grows and evolves as the book continues. The characters of Catherine Fairchild and Richard Bandon are also fleshing out nicely.

    I will be looking for more from this author. Highly recommended
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  • Barb Taub
    5.0 out of 5 stars What if Queen Victoria and H.P. Lovecraft’s love child was raised by Arthur Conan Doyle?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2019
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    Moon Over London is a gaslight fantasy—a Victorian/paranormal/just a bit romantic/police procedural/genre mashup that might result if Queen Victoria and H.P. Lovecraft’s love child was raised by Arthur Conan Doyle. As a genre, gaslight is steampunk’s younger cousin who fiddles with microscopes and steam engines, but overall prefers fairy tales.

    After his victory over the infamous Dr. Death in the first book of the series, Inspector Royston Jones is the victim of his own success. He finds himself in demand for every case, no matter how trivial, involving high level members of society. Now when we meet the Inspector, instead of tracking criminals and murderers in Victorian London, to his disgust he’s working late on paperwork for The Case of the Missing Mutts, a minor baronet’s “missing” hunting dogs who’ve wandered off.

    He’s interrupted by a woman demanding to know what Scotland Yard is doing to find her husband. Royston is surprised when his upper-class colleague brushes off her concerns, until he realizes the missing man is a werewolf. In this gaslight world, the ‘wolves are the lowest members of society, shunned and legally discriminated against.

    Royston Jones, himself an illegitimate son abandoned by his aristocratic father, understands his society’s ingrained prejudice against the other. But added to this is his friendship with an aristocratic couple who are both living a dangerous deception.

    Although at first glance this series seems to be a gaslight version of Sherlock Holmes with the earnestly idealistic Inspector as the Watson, it’s really a thinly disguised use of values dissonance. The framework of a rigid Victorian society is challenged and subverted as the prejudices of every level of society are channelled against the ‘wolves, the new lowest of the low. When accused, perpetrators’ defense is to challenge the humanity of their victims, a thinly-disguised reference to almost every hate group ever.

    Even as Inspector Jones and his posse follow clues to capture both diabolical mastermind and garden-variety hatemongers, they find themselves drawn to the very groups that define their otherness. Meeting the aristocratic uncle who holds the title and riches that would have been his if his parents had married, Royston finds himself unwillingly sympathetic to the man, risking his own life—and his chance to marry into the upper classes—to save uncle’s son.

    Meanwhile, his aristocratic friend Bandon, a secret werewolf who hides his nature with the help of his wife’s potions, finds himself unwillingly drawn to his fellow ‘wolves. Reluctantly, he risks his life and secret identity to come to their aid.

    The world-building in this series is a brilliant blend of the familiar Sherlock Holmes London layered under a matter-of-fact veneer where magic actually makes its victims into the lowest level of society, while serving as a lens to focus a variety of evils. I enjoyed the character development, especially of Royston, who really comes into his own in this book.

    There were a few things that didn’t work for me. The mastermind’s actual evil plot brilliantly pulled together the various threads and mysteries, but what it didn’t do was make much sense. And the gory, bizarre automaton of the final confrontation was both gratuitously incongruous and inexplicably well… inexplicable.

    But the overall writing contained absolutely brilliant elements. One problem facing writers using a historical setting is whether to force characters to behave according to contemporary values that today’s readers would find objectionable, or to somehow allow them to behave outside their own cultural reality. So I was particularly impressed by author Shawna Reppert’s solution to the problem of presenting the structured Victorian milieu, while still allowing some characters to demonstrate behavior and values separate from those norms. Placing Royston and his two aristocratic, secretive friends outside the accepted boundaries of their society—an illegitimate son of an aristocrat, a secret werewolf, and a brilliant woman inventor masquerading as a man—was an inspired solution to the ever-present values dissonance issue.

    For those new to the series, I strongly recommend starting with Book 1 so you’ll get all of the background and references. But this is an entertaining, must-buy series for me, so I’m looking forward to finding what the future holds for Scotland Yard’s Inspector Royston Jones and his friends.
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  • Kindle Customer firegale
    5.0 out of 5 stars Second book in
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2022
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    I just really enjoyed the style of writing from this author it flows really well ,I recommend this series a solid storyline , well thought out plot a well deserved 5 stars
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