He is impervious as long as we live under this curse of the Ageless.”

Modeled from clay from the shores of the North Sea, and given life. I can only die if the wound is violent and instantaneous. I’m uncertain which we were right on the English Channel.

I was born in the late 1530s in France or England. “My adopted name is Marie Lavot with an o-t. Her longer name is Murder LaVoe and she’s introduced to the reader as “Lady Dreamscapes”. The title may make us think there’s a murder in the story, and well, it certainly is. Glad it's a series! I look forward to seeing where the plot goes. Kudos to the author for leaving me wanting more. It was also neat to see fantastical people interacting within a world that we live in. I did wonder why, in 500 years, she didn't experience as powerful of a love interest, but this emphasizes how significant it is when it does happen.

It's always fun to read a book set somewhere you've been, even if the places are altered somewhat by fantasy. From time travel, to mystery, to history and romance, the tropes of each combine well to create an original, niche story. One thing that really sets Her Name Is Murder apart from other books is the neat mashup of genres. A woman whose name is Murder? The intriguing title & cover images were just the beginning. In the sequel, London Calling, Tress adresses her own complicated relationship with that franchise, which in some ways mirrors my own.I was initially pulled in by the title. I never followed that author outside of the very mainstream tip of her works and at the time had no idea that those works would become possible trauma for people under the trans umbrella. I’m making an exception here for pop culture references to a boy wizard who I shall not name. My books aren’t excessively violent, nor do they feature explicit sex. They are there, but more around the edges. My books seldom stray too far into the darker thoughts. She has yet to figure out how to save herself. She’s devoted her life to helping trans-girls in need. The Curse Of the Ageless prevents her from physically becoming a woman permanently. A Trans-woman, and white-out Victorian goth who has learned to excel at glamours and wards. Maybe, just maybe, he’d like to be a real boy. No one knows how tied the fates of the Protectors are to their charges. Can NYPD detective Grant Noble III solve her mysteries in time to save her, or is it him that needs saving? Levi Esmund is a Protector of the Ageless sculpted from Clay by Murder’s mother to be her companion. A public attempt on the life of her Rock-N-Roll alter ego, Lady Dreamscapes, and a chance meeting of immortals in need, threaten to take away the life she holds so dear. Her hope: is to finally settle down and hide her secret by taking the identities of falsified heirs. She has returned 40 years later to her favorite borough in New York City. When you don’t age, people take it personally. Magical musician Murder LaVoe is tired of running.

Her Name Is Murder by A.C. Merkel