Quicksilver: Book Two of the Looking Glass Trilogy (An Arcane Society Novel)
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Quicksilver: Book Two of the Looking Glass Trilogy (An Arcane Society Novel)

Mass Market Paperback – March 27, 2012

Price
$8.99
Publisher
Berkley
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0515150568
Dimensions
4.2 x 1.05 x 6.7 inches
Weight
7 ounces

Description

Praise for Quicksilver “A vividly atmospheric tale of danger and desire, brimming with paranormal-flavored suspense and combustible passion.”— Booklist “Once again the ever-entertaining Quick treats readers to a wickedly witty, mercurial tale, filled with her own sexy brand of humor-laced sensuality, an abundance of intriguing characters, and a lively adventure successfully resolved but lightly peppered with tantalizing hints of what’s to come.”— Library Journal “Amanda Quick has written another bestseller with her latest Gaslight Victorian romantic suspense with gothic overtones. The story line grips the reader...and never slows down until the final denouement. There are some quirky secondary characters who add whimsy to the otherwise dark, chilling but engrossing storyline.”—Midwest Book Reviewxa0 “A perfect reading experience.”—Fresh Fiction Amanda Quick is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She writes historical romance novels under the Quick name, contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, and futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym Jayne Castle. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print.

Features & Highlights

  • A Victorian glass-reader and a psychic investigator play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer in the second installment of the
  • New York Times
  • bestselling Looking Glass Trilogy.
  • Virginia Dean wakes at midnight beside a dead body, with a bloody knife in her hand and no memory of the evening’s events. Dark energy, emanating from the mirrors lining the room, overpowers her senses. With no apparent way in or out, she’s rescued by a man she’s met only once before, but won’t soon forget...   Owen Sweetwater inherited his family’s talent for hunting the psychical monsters who prey on London’s women and children, and his investigation into the deaths of two glass-readers has led him here. The high-society types of the exclusive Arcane Society would consider Virginia an illusionist, a charlatan, even a criminal. But Owen knows better. Virginia’s powers are real—and so is the power she exerts over him simply with her presence. And if her abilities can be relied upon in the midst of great danger, they just might be the key to his investigation.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Disappointed

I am disappointed in the direction her writing is moving. While I am aware that she has a number of pseudonyms, I am uninterested in Jayne Castle (future/psychic) and Jayne Ann Krentz (modern day). I like the old Amanda Quick books and wish she would return to that style and not blend the two. I have every book she has written in the Quick series, but I am disinclined to continue to read her if she continues in this manner.
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Great read

Had a hard time putting this book down. Have electronic copy then wanted paper for keeper shelf. This topic has intrigued me in other books by this auther.
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Enjoyable reading!

I kind of like the Arcane series and was curious about the first of the series. I enjoyed the book- it was interesting to find out how the Sweetwaters got involved in the books and it was a pleasant read.
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Good story

Rating system:
1 star = did not like
2 star = it was okay
3 star = liked it
4 star = really liked it
5 star = it was amazing

3.5/5
The mystery of this one wasn't hard to figure out. The character descriptions pretty much gave it away. I don't find that important, though. I enjoyed the story, and that's what matters.
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Almost Perfect Condition

Book was exactly as advertised.
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Good book

I enjoyed this book and have read a few others in the series. All good.
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Really good story

In book two of the Looking Glass Trilogy (an Arcane Society spin-off), Virginia Dean is a rare, powerful glasslight talent in Victorian London. When death occurs in front of a mirror, the dying person’s energy is trapped inside the mirror. Virginia can see afterimages of the dead person, especially if it’s a violent death, and know how they died.
Owen Sweetwater is on the hunt for a man who’s been killing women with glasslight talent. When he finds Virginia in a compromising position, he knows she’s innocent of the murder and employs her on the hunt. Owen comes from a long line of psychic hunters—men with an extraordinary sense of finding and killing human monsters—but he needs to find the one woman who can off-set the darkness inside him and save his sanity. As Owen and Virginia untangle a nasty web full of deceit, murder, and alchemic weapons, they find a passion stronger than either ever imagined.
Virginia is strong-willed, smart, and business-minded. She also holds a strong dislike for the Arcane Society. Owen, likewise, doesn’t belong to Arcane, but the secretive Sweetwater family has started up a working relationship with Arcane’s new paranormal detective agency, Jones and Jones. As an assassin for hire, Owen is patient, intelligent, and devoted to destroying evil. And like the other Sweetwaters, he believes he should be paid for his services on occasion.
Gabriel and Caleb Jones play bit roles in the story, and I would’ve liked more page-time with them.
Though I really liked the story, I couldn’t help but wonder why the Quicksilver Mirror even exists in this trilogy. As with the first book, the mirror played second string to the Bridewell Curiosities. Those mechanical clockwork weapons seem far more important than an alchemical mirror that shows up just once in the course of this story. Also, what happened to the curiosities, the inventor, and the mirror at the end? It’s never said, but I do know from reading the first book that some of the curiosities ended up in a bomb shelter and the mirror ended up in the Arcane Museum. The fate of those items and the inventor, Millicent Bridewell, really should’ve been explained here to tie up loose ends.
As with the last contemporary book (In Too Deep) in the Arcane series, this is the last historical Arcane book that I’ve been able to find. I really hope Ms. Quick writes more.
4 Stars
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How it picks up and takes off adding to the mysteries

I love the stories of this author.
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Five Stars

Enjoyed Quicksilver.. very good
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Four Stars

Same formula with likable characters that don't quite fit in, but fit each other.