The Twelfth Enchantment (2011) The Peculiarities (2021). An involving take on the mysteries of myths and mathematics that have been embedded in our collective consciousness. Author: David Liss Author Record 130462 Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Desperate for counsel, he seeks the advice of a lycanthropic medium and London's unacceptable occult society, including a strange fellow named Aleister Crowley. The Peculiarities will slowly draw you into Liss’s strange world of magic and monsters, and compel you to pay attention no matter how you might prefer to look away. If Thomas is going to save the family business-and stop turning into a tree-he'll need help from some rather improper companions. Proper society scoffs at the notion of magic, even as it seeps into their buildings, transfiguring the rich and poor alike. Perhaps it is all the fault of the long-rumored 'Peculiarities' lurking in London's grey fog? He gave up studying 18th Century British literature in order to take. Far worse, leaves are sprouting on Thomas's skin. David Liss is an American author, who writes historical mysteries and suspense novels. His childhood friend has died under mysterious circumstances. His elder brother may be sabotaging the family's bank. Thomas's problems are more serious than those of a typical young Victorian gentleman. 'Intricate plotting, exquisite pacing, crackling suspense, and fascinating historical rabbit hole revelations.' Rooted in strange conspiracies and secret societies, this absurdist comedic romp combines strange bedfellows with murderous creatures, resulting in an unexpectedly delightful consequences.

From popular historical fiction author David Liss (A Conspiracy of Paper) comes the tale of a clueless young man embroiled in a deadly supernatural mystery in Victorian London.

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