Publisher's Synopsis
New in paperback! From aNew York Timesbest-selling author, a romantic, historical reimagining of classic Gothic chillers featuring Edgar Allan Poe and his character Annabel Lee.
"Though I try to talk myself out of it, I know I must see what's behind that door."
Summoned to Philadelphia after her mother's death, seventeen-year-old Annabel Lee hopes this new start will be her chance to make her dream of becoming a surgeon a reality.
But there are dark secrets in Annabel's new home: whispers of strange activities, unsavory characters making deliveries in the dead of night, and a wave of murders sweeping the city. And when her father deems her interest in medicine unseemly and forbids her from practicing, she's determined to prove him wrong.
With the help of handsome laboratory assistant Allan Poe and his unsettling cousin, Edgar, Annabel probes into her father's research. But the links she discovers between the experiments being conducted, the stories Allan writes late into the night, and her new city's gruesome crimes can be no coincidence. And she'll sacrifice everything to stop them.
Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson'sThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeand the works of Edgar Allan Poe,Of Monsters and Madnessis a Gothic thrill for the modern age.
Praise forOf Monsters and Madness:
"This book was romantic, scary, and deliciously maddening!" --Shelly Crane,New York TimesandUSA Todaybest-selling author ofSignificanceandWide Awake
"Madness most magnificent!" --The El Paso Times
"Verday offers a haunting portrait of a lonely, intelligent girl, while serving up gore and abundant references to classic Gothic horror stories. A monstrous mashup . . . inventive and engaging."--Kirkus Reviews
"Verday's novel is a quick read that hooks readers into the mysterious and gothic atmosphere of Annabel's Philadelphia. The plot is thrilling. . . . Annabel is a strong character."--School Library Journal
"[A] pleasing gothic romance and suspenseful mystery." --VOYA