When fiction is fatal…
Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called The Vampyre is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer…
As events escalate and tensions rise – and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear – Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him…
Publishing Company: Orenda Books (U.K.)
Publication Date: Hardback 24 April 2025, eBook 25 April 2025.
Lord Byron the enigmatic cad enjoying his time in Venice, Italy. He can’t help it if women continuously throw themselves at him. What’s a romantic poet to do? Throw in a doppelgänger, a sidekick named John Polidori and a story called, The Vampyre; you have a recipe for a gothic mystery. Oh yes but the key question here is is Lord Byron a murderer running around the canals of Venice Italy killing women? You’ll have to read Dangerous by Essie Fox to find out!
Dangerous is a fun and exciting read. A clever, not so serious depiction of an aspect of Lord Byron’s life where his reputation precedes him and continues to get him into trouble.
Dangerous is a perfect gothic mystery in every way. You will laugh along with Lord Byron and you will start to doubt those around him as the mystery unfolds and secrets come out. However, Venice is the star of this show whispering her secrets in the wee hours of the night while the moonlight reflects off the water along the grand canal.
Thank you to Karen Sullivan of Orenda Books and Netgalley for my review copy of Dangerous by Essie Fox.
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