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Cover of What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale of Henry James and Jack the Ripper

What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale of Henry James and Jack the Ripper

Paula Marantz Cohen (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.37
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceMurderChronic IllnessAbleismGoreDeath

Positive tags

MysterySibling BondSelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Hero archetypes

Detective / InvestigatorScholar / Academic

Heroine archetypes

Disabled / Chronic Illness HeroineDetective / Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Tropes

Hidden IdentityFish out of WaterHistorical FantasyMentor FigureUrban Fantasy

Themes

Family DynamicsIllness and DisabilityVictorian SocietyJusticeWomen's AgencyHistorical Reimagining

Synopsis

An invalid for most of her life, Alice James, sister to author Henry James and alienist William James, helps her brothers track Jack the Ripper.

Tags

Historical FantasyMysteryHistorical FictionCrimeLiterary Fiction