Steampunk combined with mystery are really enthralling. So we picked four steampunk mystery excerpts. Don’t be surprised if you get them all!
Murder on Black Swan Lake (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Book 1)
“A plume of steam rose from the bubbling crucible, the curl of silvery vapor floating ghost-like against the shadowed wood paneling before dissolving into the darkness…”
But the implied timing was all wrong. I never mix business with pleasure. For one thing, performing chemical experiments in the nude could have very painful consequences. But then, he supposed the artist couldn’t be blamed for taking poetic license. A. J. Quill had earned a reputation for creating London’s most scathing satirical prints, and no doubt earned a pretty penny for his merciless skewering of those caught up in the latest Society scandal.
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices Book 1)
“The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts…”
He felt their eyes connect, though he couldn’t see hers clearly. The hairs rose on the back of his neck. Ridiculous. He cleared his throat. “Have you looked your fill?”
If you want to find out what happens next, you’ll have to grab your copy!
Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove)
“This was going to be the best thing Trenton had ever built—assuming he could finish assembling it without getting crushed…”
“What’s it supposed to be?” asked a second grader who’d tagged along with his older brother.
If you want to find out what Trenton is building…you’ll have to grab your copy!
Saving Verity (Experiments in Love & Steel Book 1)
“London. June 11, 1887. Detective Inspector Jacob Howell barely recalled when he’d last slept, or shaved, or eaten…”
She took one long look at the body at the desk, then turned toward him. He felt their eyes connect, though he couldn’t see hers clearly. The hairs rose on the back of his neck. Ridiculous. He cleared his throat. “Have you looked your fill?”
If you want to know what happens next, you’ll have to grab your copy.