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Overview: Len Boswell is the author of eighteen books, most notably his Simon Grave Mysteries, an award-winning series featuring the comic exploits of “almost handsome” Detective Simon Grave and his “nearly invisible” partner, Sergeant Barry Blunt.
Genre: Historical Fantasy
1. Barnum’s Angel:
To some, Lily was just a beautiful little girl. To others, she was a freakish albino who ate live chickens in a freak show. Charles Darwin called her his impossible girl and tried in vain to classify her. P. T. Barnum called her his angel and tried to take advantage of her.
But the creature Barnum thought to turn into a money-making feature attraction is neither girl nor angel. She is something other, a species of unimaginable abilities, with the power to destroy—or save —our world. The power is hers alone, but only the strange blood coursing through her veins will decide when and how to unleash a power she struggles every day to control.
From the cold, barren shores of Tierra del Fuego and the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle to the bustling crowds of Victorian London, Lily’s story—and her quest—unfolds in a thrilling historical fantasy for all ages from award-winning author Len Boswell.
2. The Barnacle’s Son (July 2023):
Bruce Cargo, a scientist at the British Geological Survey, is stunned when he discovers a journal purportedly written by Charles Darwin. But is the fantastical story it contains real, or is the journal just a hoax?
Bruce and his girlfriend Luna set out to determine the journal’s authenticity, but as soon as they begin, someone-or some thing-kills the Darwin expert they have just consulted and ransacks Luna’s apartment. A witness claims a “flying monster” was responsible, but the police are incredulous.
Meanwhile, Lily (Barnum’s Angel) in flashbacks to 1882, searches for a series of journals penned by Darwin that she hopes will help her find her brother-and deal with him when she does.
Now, more than a century later, Lily is well aware that the monster is her brother, Jamie. So as Bruce and the police pursue him, unknown to them, so does she.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Barnums-Angel-Pale-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B0B2V4FJ16
