Critical Praise

"A modern-day Poe . . . Griffin, who's fast carving out a niche as an expert chronicler of eighteenth-century intrigue and adventure, [is] a writer to watch. "

——Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This book has everything going for it: quirky characters, a cleverly convoluted plot, great repartee, and a lively period setting. "

——Boston Herald

"Refreshingly different . . . beautifully plotted . . . Griffin conjures up a London that is both distant and exotic, familiar and plausible. "

——The Independent on Sunday (London)

"Peopled with characters drawn with Dickensian relish, The House of Sight and Shadow is a most extraordinary love story and an entertaining dip into the denizens of London&'s seamy underbelly. "

——Susan Vreeland, author of Girl in Hyacinth Blue