Forgotten Juliet (Cain Saga, Book 1)

Earl Cain Hargreaves investigates the macabre mysteries that haunt eighteenth-century London in this chilling prequel to Godchild!Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. The prequel to the Godchild series, The Cain Saga follows the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.Five gripping stories of love, friendship and betrayal--"Forgotten Juliet," "Branded Bibi," "The Youths Who Stopped Time," "Double," and "The Death of Cleo"--comprise this poignant first installment of Kaori Yuki's atmospheric epic.

From Publishers Weekly

A prequel to Yuki's popular Godchild, The Cain Saga is an anthology of five different tales all set in the same 19th- and early 20th-century London locale and concerning the young mystery-investigating earl, Cain C. Hargreaves. "Forgotten Juliet," the opener, is a ghost story about grave robbers, a dead girl, some green poison that isn't what it seems and a romance that shouldn't have been—the already knotty story line is further confused by some poorly organized artwork. "The Youths Who Stopped Time" is a more engaging mystery set in a posh boarding school circa 1918 and taking its atmosphere of naughty schoolboys and secret societies straight from the film Young Sherlock Holmes (as Yuki admits in one of her chatty columns sprinkled throughout). Yuki also admits to being a huge Twin Peaks fan, whose influence shows itself throughout, especially the closer one gets toward the final, Laura Palmer–inspired story. The tone overall registers in high camp. Although Cain will have no trouble pleasing fans of Godchild, it's hard to imagine those already not well-versed in that story having much patience with this fast-paced but garbled collection. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Kaori Yuki was born in Tokyo and started drawing at a very early age. Following her debut work, Natsufuku no Erie (Ellie in Summer Clothes), in the Japanese magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume, she wrote a compelling series of short stories: Zankoku na Douwatachi (Cruel Fairy Tales), Neji (Screw), and Sareki Ôkoku (Gravel Kingdom).

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