Tag: Jackaby

Rook

Rook

by William Ritter (Little, Brown, 2023)

audiobook read by Nicola Barber (Algonquin Young Readers, 2023)

Book cover: “Rook” by William Ritter (Little, Brown, 2023); audiobook read by Nicola Barber (Algonquin Young Readers, 2023)

A dark-ish fantasy plot narrated in the style of a cosy mystery. Ritter weaves the speculative element—Abigail’s newly acquired Sight—into both story and character. Jackaby remains a quirky force of nature, especially as voiced in Barber’s audiobook reading (highly recommended).

Jackaby

Jackaby

by William Ritter (Algonquin Young Readers, 2014)

Ritter_Jackaby

A supernatural detective story that doesn’t overplay its hand, relying on clever but sensible plot progression and the charisma of the eponymous Jackaby – a cross between Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock and Matt Smith’s Doctor Who, narrated by a Victorian Clara Oswald John Watson.

 

 

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