The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan373 Pages
"Elizabeth Barnabus lives a double life - as herself and as her brother, the private detective. She is trying to solve the mystery of a disappearing aristocrat and a hoard of arcane machines. In her way stand the rogues, freaks and self-proclaimed alchemists of a travelling circus. But when she comes up against an agent of the all-powerful Patent Office, her life and the course of history will begin to change. And not necessarily for the better..."
In this version of England the Patent office controls inventions in order to protect society from the potential upheaval of life changing inventions. Barnabus, once part of a travelling show, must use her talents to find a missing aristocrat. The plot moves quickly and Elizabeth is a strong female character.
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