I was also moderately annoyed when Ritter had Jackaby and Abigail run into/rescue a dude dressed as a woman. I really like Abigail’s love interest, and feel like their relationship has the right amount of importance in the book (it’s a side line, but not the driving force of all Abigail’s actions), but sometimes the whole thing feels awkward, like Ritter isn’t really sure how to right a burgeoning paranormal romance in 1890’s New England. While parts of this book were a good romp, there were other bits that felt awkward. And, conveniently, Jenny’s death ties right in to the grand scheme of things that Jackaby and Abigail are researching. Now a ghost, Jenny doesn’t remember the night she was killed with much clarity, but she is ready to start trying to solve her own mystery. Both characters are sensible and funny, and have a great non-romantic chemistry between them.īeastly Bones didn’t exactly end on a cliffhanger, but it definitely did end with some loose ends – this sort of concept that we were stumbling onto “something bigger.” This is the direction we head with Echoes, which centers around another member of Jackaby’s household: Jenny Cavanaugh, who was murdered in her home – now owned by Jackaby – ten years earlier. I really like his character a lot, and I also like Abigail a lot, and I think that that’s a large part of the reason that these books have been so enjoyable. Jackaby is a sort of Sherlock/Doctor Who mashup that ends up working really well. But Jackaby isn’t just any detective – he can see things as they are – so if you happen to be a fairy in disguise, he’ll sniff you right out. She works in 1890’s New England as an assistant to a detective. I’m overall happy about that as I am enjoying these books, but I felt like Echoes wasn’t as strong as the first two books.įor those who don’t remember, the narrator of these books is Abigail Rook.
Ghostly Echoes is the third in the series, and, from the way it ended, this is apparently going to be an actual series and not just a trilogy. The Aroma of Books //Rants//Raves//Reviews//Ī while back, I read the first two books in Ritter’s Jackaby series ( Jackaby and Beastly Bones). Pargeter, Edith (also writing as Ellis Peters).Mertz, Barbara (also writing as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels).Christie, Agatha (also writing as Mary Westmacott).
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