Horatio Lyle Series by Catherine Webb

3.80 · 25 ratings
  • The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #1)
    #1

    The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #1)

    Catherine Webb

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2006

    In Victorian London at the height of the industrial revolution, Horatio Lyle is a former Special Constable with a passion for science and invention. He's also an occasional, but reluctant, sleuth. The truth is that he'd rather be in his lab tinkering with dangerous chemicals and odd machinery than running around the cobbled streets of London trying to track down stolen goods... more

  • The Obsidian Dagger: Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #2)
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    The Obsidian Dagger: Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #2)

    Catherine Webb

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2006

    There seems to be some odd things going on in the city of London lately. Take the murders, for instance; quite peculiar. And those missing statues. What's going on there? And shouldn't St. Paul’s Church have a roof? Odd. Horatio Lyle, of course, is no stranger to . . . well, strangeness. In fact, he finds the lure of the unknown quite invigorating... more

  • The Doomsday Machine: A Further Astonishing Adventure of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #3)
    #3

    The Doomsday Machine: A Further Astonishing Adventure of Horatio Lyle (Horatio Lyle #3)

    Catherine Webb

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2008

    There are many mysteries in this world that are yet to be resolved in 1865. Some of them, man was not meant to know. Scientist, inventor, and occasional sleuth, Horatio Lyle, is a man of science and a man of reason. As such, he does not care for the mysterious sect known as the Tseiqin and the strange, mystical enigma they represent. But when news reaches him of a plot to remove them—through the simple expedient of mass murder—well, that presents a problem for a man of moral fortitude... more

  • The Dream Thief: An Extraordinary Horatio Lyle Mystery (Horatio Lyle #4)
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    The Dream Thief: An Extraordinary Horatio Lyle Mystery (Horatio Lyle #4)

    Catherine Webb

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2010

    London, 1865, and young Theresa Hatch (Tess, to her friends) receives a nast surprise late at night. When Horatio finds a young girl on his doorstep, passed out, dying - apparently poisoned - he's appalled. Investigations lead to Tess's old workhouse, but a surprise visit to that sorry establishment yields more questions than answers. Only one thing is clear: something very, very bad is happening to the children in the East End... more

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