Maplecroft (Cherie Priest)

I'm not a big fan of horror, nor of historical fiction, so this book wasn't really up my alley. Given all that, I quite liked it. Lizzy Borden, she of the axe, had reasons for what she did, reasons based in an ancient evil that calls to people, turning them into inhuman creatures of death. The Victorian style, based on what are supposedly written notes and letters, is inherently slow, but the action still built to a satisfactory conclusion. I liked that the central figures are strong, intelligent women, and that science and rationality are important to survival. If horror is your cup of tea, you'll enjoy this one.