The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

by Theodora Goss · 2017

When Mary Jekyll inherits only debt and mystery after her parents' death, she follows a clue that could lead to the notorious Edward Hyde—her father's former friend and a wanted murderer. The promise of a reward that could solve her financial woes sends her on a perilous hunt that introduces her to Hyde’s feral daughter, Diana, and draws the legendary Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into the chase. Along the way, Mary discovers a secret sisterhood of women forged by the same mad science that birthed Frankenstein’s monster, Rappaccini’s poisonous garden, and Moreau’s hybrids—Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. United as the Athena Club, they unravel a string of gruesome murders and uncover a shadowy cabal of power‑hungry scientists determined to rewrite humanity. In a world where classic horror and Victorian intrigue collide, these re‑imagined monsters must decide whether to become the heroes of their own origins.