A Mortal Likeness

A Victorian Mystery

When wealthy banker Sir Gerald Mariner posts a handsome reward for finding his missing infant, all of London joins in, hoping to win that money for themselves. Usually discouraged by a saturated market, photographer and private detective Sarah Bain is instead curiously allured as she realizes the case hits much closer to home than she first thought.

As she dives in, she discovers a photograph of baby Robin Mariner and his mother that eerily resembles the post-mortem photographs Sarah, herself, takes of deceased children posed to look as if they were alive. Now it's unclear whether the kidnapping is a cover-up to hide the reality of his disappearance or if it's truly a cry for help.

The clock is ticking, and Sarah must uncover the truth before her past catches up to her in this gripping follow-up to The Ripper's Shadow.

©2018 Laura Joh Rowland (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC

The first book was much better

I found it very hard to like or have sympathy the heroine in this book. The details of ever past are quite unbelievable and her constant lying for her own gain is off putting. The narration is excellent, though. If it weren’t for that, I probably would have put this book down unfinished.

Very difficult to finish

This is the most disappointing sequels I have ever listened to. It was so full of unnecessary emotional “drama” explanation. Get rid of Sarah’s constant repeating thoughts of her missing father and simple theories that make her seem like a child and it would be a decent story. I only finished it because I waited too long to return it. The performance was okay, a couple of the characters were extremely annoying to listen to.