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Sherlock Holmes meets Penny Dreadful in the debut of a delightful Victorian-era fantasy series from Campbell Award winner and George R. R. Martin collaborator Lisa Tuttle. To solve some mysteries, one must embrace the impossible. Has there ever been a more unlikely pair of consulting detectives than Jesperson and Lane? They certainly make a striking duo: Mr. Jasper Jesperson, with his shock of red hair and seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of all subjects�save common sense�and Miss Lane, whose logical mind is matched only by her fascination with psychic phenomena. Their talents are rare . . . as are their customers. So when Jesperson and Lane are hired to track the nocturnal wanderings of a sleepwalking London business owner, they�re simply happy to be working again. The case begins as a window into the s�ances and other supernatural parlor games that are so popular these days, and takes a sinister turn as the intrepid investigators pull back the curtain on the cutthroat rivalries underpinning polite society. But after several mediums go missing, it�s clear that Jesperson and Lane are in over their heads. For they�ve uncovered a presence beyond their understanding�an evil force that won�t hesitate to kill in order to achieve its nefarious ends. Advance praise for The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief �Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle�s latest, The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They�re an entertaining pair, and it�s great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here�s hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.��George R. R. Martin Praise for Lisa Tuttle �A stylish, distinctive storyteller.��The Washington Post Book World �This John W. Campbell Award�winning author remains one of fantasy�s best.��Publishers Weekly