something strange and deadly by susan dennard

Daniel is an inventor and member of the Spirit Hunters. Her need for answers causes her to be reckless and her free spirit creates tension with her mother. I liked Eleanor she is witty, inquisitive and brave. The families finances are crumbling and her mother is constantly spending money trying to impress others. Her brother Elijah has been away for over two years. I became completely immersed in the tale as Eleanor tries to stop the dead and save her brother.Įleanor Fitt is sixteen and lives with her overbearing mother and maid.

The dead are rising from Laurel Hill Cemetery and a necromancer is controlling them. The tale that unfolds has moments of suspense, mystery, humor and a smidgeon of romance. When she sees an article about Spirit Hunters, she sets off to get answers and hopefully some help. Eleanor begins to believe that the zombies have him. Here she reads the message and discovers he won’t be returning. Too frightened to read it she rushes home. Instead of attacking her, it drops a telegram on her lap. When the window shatters and a zombie appears she just about faints. Eleanor dives into the telegram booth and hides.

Chaos breaks loose as people scramble to escape. This signals that zombies are in the station. When he doesn’t arrive she heads to the telegram counter for news. We are immediately immersed in the tale as Eleanor waits at the train station for her beloved brother, Elijah to arrive. I easily finished this novel in two evenings and look forward to reading more. I loved this steampunk zombie novel, featuring the feisty, sleuth protagonist Eleanor Fitt. The tale takes place in Philadelphia, PA in the year 1876. Something Strange and Deadly is the first novel in Susan Dennard’s Something Strange and Deadly series. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper-The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.Īnd then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother. Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…Įleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about.

Something strange and deadly by susan dennard