Jackaby By William Ritter

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SciFi/Fantasy
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Abigail Rook has just arrived in New Fiddleham, New England in 1892, and is  in need of a job.  She meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained who has the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby's assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it's an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it's a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny. Doctor Who meets Sherlock in a debut novel, the first in a series, brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.