Greaves and Wren: The Death and Resurrection of Oliver Wright

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In the gaslit streets of Victorian London, Cordelia Greaves has never feared the dead—only the living.A woman of science and an arcane practitioner, she walks the perilous line between reason and the supernatural.When she pulls a murdered child from the void, desperate to hear his final words, she and her dearest friend—Elsbeth Wren, a brilliant scholar yearning for a life of science and adventure, yet trapped by the rigid expectations of Victorian society—along with her reckless, devil-may-care brother Hex, and their reluctant ally Percy Finch—are drawn into a conspiracy that should have remained buried.But the boy’s death is only the beginning.A necromancer weaves a web of forbidden magic, pursuing immortality at any cost. Each answer Cordelia unearths drags them deeper into a labyrinth of hidden societies, decaying crypts, and arcane horrors that refuse to stay dead.As night falls and the veil between life and death frays, Cordelia must uncover the truth before more livesare lostand before something far worse than deathis unleashed.A chilling tale of resurrection, obsession, and the terrible price of tampering with the dead, this gothic horror mystery is perfect for fans of dark academia, supernatural suspense, and Victorian intrigue.