Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics,
this "tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with
impressive wit and insight" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut
is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve
the mystery of a series of gruesome murders--and the bigger mystery of
their own origins.
Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is
curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in
particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a
murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading
to his capture...a reward that would solve all of her immediate
financial woes.
But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to
be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.
Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon
befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying
experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine
Frankenstein.
When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society
of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past
return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the
monstrous.