While Lord Wycliff investigates a monster terrorising the residents in Chelsea, Hannah Miles tries to discover the owner of a mischievous hand with a mind of its own.

Following on from the events in Manners and Monsters, readers encounter the same mix of horror and humour in a novel of manners, with the rather independent hand providing some light relief among the killings and experimentation on the dead. However, the pace was more uneven than in its predecessor, and I got the distinct impression that the thread involving the hand was acting as a filler, because not much else was happening. However, there is an unexpected plot twist fairly early on in the novel that will have repercussions for the rest of the series, I imagine, and it will be interesting to see how this will be resolved. ( )

When a part of a monster with pieces from two different bodies has been found stitched together, Viscount Wycliff is called to investigate the oddity. All of London knows there is only one scientist capable of creating such a monster and it's not long before accusations are thrown at Hannah's father, Sir Hugh Miles. Now Hannah must join with Wycliff in his investigation if she's to clear her father's name.

Galvanism and Ghouls is the second installment in the Manner and Monsters series by Tilly Wallace. The story is another fun mystery for Hannah and Wycliff to solve. It's a nice nod by Wallace to both Frankenstein and The Adams Family. There is a surprising twist in the second half that I did not see coming and has left me intrigued about what this all means for Hannah. Also, it seems that the Miles house is going to end up a museum of oddities if Hannah keeps bringing home all the poor lost, ah, experiments she finds during investigations. I'm looking forward to where the series goes next. ( )

Hannah finds herself back in company with Wycliffe as she seeks to clear her father's name. There are disembodied hands and Frankenstein like creatures and hidden secrets about Hannah's family. There's a lot of fun surrounding the basic mystery. ( )