Who is Mary Darling? In this smartly subversive Victorian mash-up starring legendary literary characters―Peter Pan’s Mary Darling and Sherlock Holmes―the mother of the Darling children is on the case despite the meddling of both her inept husband and a clueless Sherlock.
“Outstanding characters, a deep understanding of her new fictional world, and clever storytelling round out a novel that’s as exciting as it is emotionally satisfying.”—Richard Kadrey, author of the Sandman Slim series Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from their beds. After her well-meaning uncle John Watson contacts the greatest detective of his era (but not that great), Mary is Sherlock Holmes’s prime suspect in her children’s disappearance. To save her family, Mary must escape an attempt to have her locked away as mad, and to travel halfway around the world. Along the way, her allies include a Solomon Islander whose village was destroyed by Western civilization; a Malagasy woman on an island that is run by women; Captain Hook and the crew of the Jolly Roger; and of course, Nana, the faithful dog and nursemaid. This witty and adventurous new novel from Pat Murphy (The City Not Long After) will delight fans of classic Victorian tales, as well as those who are looking for a radical new take on the British Empire.Author: Pat Murphy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Published: 05/06/2025
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781616964382
Language: English
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