The Devil in Amber: A Lucifer Box Novel (Lucifer Box 2)
Registered by stephjb of Torquay, Devon United Kingdom on 6/19/2014
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This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Bought new several years ago.
Devil In Amber is a 39 Steps type adventure loosely set across 1930s Europe. Our hero, Lucifer Box, is a little older but no less dashing. I still love the whole trilogy of which this is the second volume, but they do gently fade from the first one onwards. I think the original steampunk era Vesuvius Club perfectly suited Gatiss' writing and this pre-war horror-thriller just doesn't have quite the same panache.
Perhaps it's the lack of sexuality, perhaps the characters aren't as strong. I can't quite determine the problem. Devil In Amber is still a fun read though and I'm looking forward to my re-read of the third volume, Black Butterfly too.
Perhaps it's the lack of sexuality, perhaps the characters aren't as strong. I can't quite determine the problem. Devil In Amber is still a fun read though and I'm looking forward to my re-read of the third volume, Black Butterfly too.
Journal Entry 3 by stephjb at Wealden District Council Refectory in Hailsham, East Sussex United Kingdom on Monday, July 21, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (7/21/2014 UTC) at Wealden District Council Refectory in Hailsham, East Sussex United Kingdom
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On book club shelf in Refectory
