The Executioner's Heart: A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation (Newbury & Hobbes, 4) Paperback – July 8, 2014

Newbury & Hobbes are into another mystery in this popular Steampunk series from George Mann. This is the fourth book in the "A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation" series with the other three books being "The Affinity Bridge" , "The Osiris Ritual", and "The Immorality Engine" ALL ARE RECOMMENDEDIn this book we run into Newbury & Hobbes's being asked to investigate the murder of three apparently unrelated individuals. What is perplexing the police is that the murderer is opening up their victims chest cavity and removing their heart.We are soon on the case and adding a little royalty into the mix and a definite danger to both Newbury and Hobbes. There is much focus on developing the plot and an introduction of the expected villain.There are attempts by the palace and the police to link the murders to the Kaiser. The thinking being that it is meant to disrupt the Queen and during that disruption start a war. Newbury follows this line of reasoning for a bit.Another rousing adventure and an enjoyable read from a master story teller. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

This series is extremely enjoyable. The plots are intriguing, the characters are interesting and the setting, as envisioned by the author, is fascinating. It is easy to get caught up in the plot and the setting and lose track of just how well written these books are. The author draws you into the Victorian/Edwardian setting with words and phrases which could easily make you think that you are reading Arthur Conan Doyle. The author's attention to detail is remarkable and could easily be missed. If a character puts his hat down on a chair at the start of a meeting you can be sure that the author will remember to tell you that he picked the hat up before he left. I don't mean that this is done in a tedious manner because I was well into the second book in this series before I noticed how well the author was covering the little things that separate the mediocre writer from the truly excellent. Excellent series.

Continuing from the Immortality Engine, this is a well rounded, satisfying episode in the adventures of Newbury & Hobbes. I really enjoyed the twists in this book and even though there was a foreshadowing like in the previous book, this one had a different conclusion. The relationship between Maurice and Veronica is still lacking something, but the dangers are accumulating and my investment in the story has increased.

Not the best in this series but still good. An interesting villian and a decent resolution on that but I don't care much for the ending.

George Mann does not disappoint in this fourth full-length installment of the Newbury & Hobbes Investigations. Getting into the story at all would cause spoilers but I will say that while the book is an excellent standalone piece, having the history of the first three books does help to understand the characters.

This is a series that has so many good qualities that if there were bad ones They are overshadowed by the good. The characters are well handled and consistent throughout the stories. the ending of the third book left me hungry for the next, a rare feeling in today's wring out the story for more books and forget the plot series.

Terrific! Looks to be the start of another three part book series from George Mann! I love his writing and the characters are terrific. Great Steampunk books, indeed! The books starts a bit slow, but picks up steam very quickly. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

this is the next book on my list to read and I haven't been disappointed with a George Mann book yet, he doesn't try to over write and keeps you interested in the story line and doesn't take all book to tell the story and end it abruptly.

Withdrawn American Library book. Therefore, second hand and expensive.

Condition of the book was great, almost new like.