The Inventor

Written by Emily Organ

Narrated by Gabrielle Baker

London 1884. Electricity pioneer Simon Borthwick lights up Victorian London with a stunning illuminations display-then shoots himself in a hansom cab.

Plucky Fleet Street reporter Penny Green witnesses the inventor's death and suspects the clue to his suicide lies in a mysterious letter he left behind. But can she persuade Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard that a crime has been committed?

Borthwick isn't the only person who died that day and Penny soon encounters a shadowy world which the police can't get close to. When the intimidation begins, Penny starts to fear for her own safety. James does what he can to protect her, but is it enough?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jan 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541443945

Reviews for The Inventor

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

London 1884 and after spending time setting up a electricity display inventor Simon Borthwick kills himself. But why and who are the people he refers to in his suicide note. Reporter Penny Greens wants to find out. Meanwhile she is sent to a murder scene to write a report concerning the progress of the police. As usual she involves Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard.
Again another enjoyable and well-written mystery.

[nadishka-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is my second Penny Green book and it was WAY better than the first one I read. This one got all the elements right. The murderer at the end was completely unexpected. It was a page turner with great pace. I also liked how the characters and relationships developed, right up to the cliffhanger of an ending. I particularly appreciated the extra historical information at the end, which was fascinating. Obviously a lot of research had gone into writing this book.

[readerbynight · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Oh, how I wish I had started this series with the first book! That said, I really enjoyed reading the Inventor. I didn't really know exactly what I would find and learn in this book beginning in 1884 with a young lady as a reporter for the newspaper, but the story-line was excellent. Everything in this book was well-matched to its time, not to mention a really strong heroine reporting. The Inventor is placed in the time of working with electricity and I'm sure a lot of references were spot on. If not quite in their time, there are notes at the end of the book with dates, names, companies, and even references to what was going on in botany at the time Penny's father disappeared on a hunt for new plants.This book has over 350 pp. yet I read it in one day. So dedicated to the story I was I simply couldn't put it down. I definitely want to read the previous books Limelight, The Rookery, and The Maid's Secret, (Books 1, 2 & 3 in the series).A lot of history of Britain especially regarding the work with electricity, chemicals, filaments, but one can just imagine from the descriptions the appearance in a live show of fairies lit up with small lights in their performance. But unfortunately this didn't last on the first live trial. Instead, misfortune soon overtakes witnesses as the man who has created this effect for whatever reason commits suicide. A sad ending. But why? Our intrepid reporter Penny Green is witness, and also as a reporter will certainly be investigating why this happened. When she starts to receive threatening notes, the whole book takes a turnaround. It still is featuring electricity in its earliest days, but the who would single out Penny for very nasty threatening notes and even telegrams? Everything she does for the paper is followed up with threats, but still she can rely on help from her various contacts.Seriously, I could not put this book down, in fact when I went outside to check on some noises (we live where there is considerable wildlife), I realized I had taken my book out with me!