The Watcher in the Shadows by Chris Moriarty

A Fly On the Wall

The Watcher in the Shadows 
(Inquisitor’s Apprentice #2)

by Chris Moriarty

4.0 out of 5 stars An Alternate History? or Alternate World?, July 2, 2013
This book is everything that a tween or teen reader is looking for today…it is a little Victorian, just a touch of Steampunk and lots of Adventure.

That being said I really didn’t expect to like it (not a big fan of Alternate Worlds) but it won me over! I didn’t read Book One in the series, The Inquisitor’s Apprentice so I truly thought it might be a difficult read but the characters and story sucked me in!
Magic – History – and death by an Electric Tuxedo?  what’s not to like?  …oh and the author’s name is Moriarty…Seriously?  Love it!

The Watcher in the Shadows (Inquisitor’s Apprentice) has something for everyone and boys will love it as much as the girls…some of the dialog is a little disjointed, though that could be a period issue.

I would recommend this series to boys and girls from 12 up (10 if they are good readers).
Summary from Amazon:
At the turn of the twentieth century, New York’s Bowery District becomes the scene of a terrible murder when the Klezmer King gets fried to a crisp by his Electric Tuxedo—on stage! The Inquisitor’s apprentice, thirteen-year-old Sacha Kessler, tries to help find the killer, but the closer he gets to solving the crime, the more it sounds as if the creature that haunted him in his first adventure is back. Worse still, his own Jewish family is in danger. Sacha has avoided learning magic until now, but as his world falls apart around him, he changes his mind.