" Opium and Absinthe is a compelling historical fiction.Fans of Kang's previous work ( A Beautiful Poison , 2017) will best appreciate her trademark historical-mystery plot." -- Booklist "Kang's whirlwind tour of New York in the Naughty '90s is worth the price of admission." -- Publishers Weekly "Lydia Kang is one of the great virtuosos of the crime genre.Well-researched, grounded in the past, and ultra-relevant to today's opioid epidemic, Opium and Absinthe is not to be missed." --CrimeReads "A new historical novel full of intrigue, occult mystery, and unexpected twists." --Criminal Element "An impressively original, inherently fascinating, compulsive page turner of a novel, Lydia Kang knows how to hold her reader's rapt attention from first page to last." --Midwest Book Review "Kang's language is exquisite, matching the fine society she writes so fluidly about.
It's fair to say this is similar to a Jane Austen novel and readers of feminist literature will embrace it easily. Opium and Absinthe is a perfect concoction of romance and mystery that boils down to studies in addiction and gaining independence in a suffocating world." -- Haunted by Deadlines " Opium and Absinthe is the richly seductive tale of a young Gilded Age heiress's journey down a beguiling but dangerous path in search of her sister's blood-draining killer. Chillingly timely in its portrait of opiates' deadly allure, Kang's story shimmers with betrayed innocence and the power of trusting one's inner compass." --Marlowe Benn, author of Relative Fortunes "Twisty and spooky and smart, Kang's mystery richly captures the era with its packed full, fast-moving plot and a complex heroine whose flaws feel both very real and tremendously sympathetic." --Megan Chance, author of A Drop of Ink , The Visitant , Inamorata , and Bone River "Fascinating, funny, thrilling and even a little scary, Opium and Absinthe is a rare treat. Wonderfully written, and meticulously researched, Opium and Absinthe is a page-turner that left me wanting more." --Eoin Dempsey, bestselling author of White Rose, Black Forest.