THE

BUCKET OF BLOOD

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THE

BUCKET OF BLOOD

SERIES

Following the death of her sister in 1898, Lizzie Saunders embarks on a adventurous journey through the wild landscape of British Columbia, exploring unique places, remote landscapes and remarkable people as she dispenses justice and seeks out a place where she belongs.

Bucket of Blood

Book One: The Bucket of Blood Series

Lizzie’s mother is dead, and left in the care of her prim older sister, the 15-year-old fears her carefree ways are over. But when tragedy strikes again, Lizzie discovers a sinister web of lies and deception, of murders past and present. Fierce resentments and racial tensions boil beneath the illusion of civilization. Soon, Lizzie finds herself ensnared in a secret that stretches from the opium dens of British Columbia and the alleys of San Francisco to the jungles of Panama and beyond — and it’s a secret that the murderer will do anything to protect.

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"I love when a story feels close to home, and Bannerman captures the gritty, atmospheric feel of the era so well… Haunting, beautifully written, and full of that eerie coastal atmosphere that lingers long after you finish.”

— Crystal, Books in the Wild

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Mark of the Magpie

Book Two: The Bucket of Blood Series

When Lizzie Saunders and Chen Shaozhu arrive in the port city of Victoria, BC in September 1898, she dares to imagine a place where they can enjoy a happy future together. With the help of the cantankerous Mr. Fish, Lizzie is soon enjoying a comfortable life of social engagements and high tea.

But when a gruesome murder stirs up ghosts from her past, someone – or something – begins to haunt her through the city’s dark alleys, seedy taverns, wharves and opium dens. Is it her imagination, her guilty conscience, or a killer who knows her secret?

Mark of the Magpie, the sequel to Bucket of Blood, is a gothic mystery of corruption, bitter artistic rivalries, betrayal and clandestine affairs. Here, in a shining seaside city of flowers and fine china, everyone has something to hide and nothing is quite what it seems.

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Praise for Bucket of Blood
“I highly recommend 'Bucket of Blood'... Lizzie very much reminds me of a young female Sherlock Holmes, including all of the mental complexities that make him so brilliant.”

— Steampunk Canada

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Agony of Saint Alice

Book Three: The Bucket of Blood Series

With her hopes for a secure life in ruins, Lizzie Saunders finds herself on the run with an unexpected traveling companion: the thief, Jack Hunter.

But the winter of 1898 is a difficult time to travel. After fleeing Victoria, the two fugitives soon find themselves stranded by snow, trapped with strangers in a remote sanitarium, and the law closing in. Lizzie discovers that nothing at St. Alice Hotel is what it seems. Every guest harbours secrets, and when she befriends a dying patient, Lizzie begins to suspect that his malady is not of natural causes, but a most curious and wicked attempt at murder.

Equal parts mystery, adventure, and Canadian history, Agony of Saint Alice follows Lizzie as her journey takes her deep into the snow-bound wilderness, where monsters prowl and hunger reigns, and the winter turns weak men cruel.

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Praise for Kim Bannerman's Novels
“Enthralling and gripping... really sets a scene and a mood.”

— Hannah Kate, Hannah's Bookshelf

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