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The Engineer Wore Venetian Red
- Mysterious Devices, Book 4 (Magnificent Devices, Book 20)
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
Book four of the Mysterious Devices series of clockwork cozies set in the Magnificent Devices world!
An earthquake strikes. A prince is missing—a victim of disaster or foul play?
Hot on the trail of their missing father, Daisy and Freddie Linden step off the airship Iris in San Francisco de Asis. At the moment they discover their best clue to Papa’s whereabouts, an earthquake levels the city—and a disaster is the best time for a political coup.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-05-22
I was completely bowled over
I don't want to give anything away saying I was bowled over reading The Engineer Wore Venetian Red, but you'll understand what I mean when you read this novel. It's especially gratifying to read about San Francisco in the alternate reality of the 1890s.
I have spent the last 16 weeks enchanted by Shelley's steam punk series (a new genre for me) Magnificant Devices and also discovering and reveling in Mysterious Devices. The whole experience has been made even more delectable by the incomparable narration of Fiona Hardingham. I don't want to stop so I will move onto the next novel post haste.