The Marvelous Mechanical Arm of Octavian Rillieux — Melanie Thompson

It's 1880 and the civil war is a distant memory. Octavian Rillieux lost his arm in the war, but he and his assistant, Benjamin Ridley, have invented mechanical arms that are ten times better than his real arm ever was. Now, the two are out to capture the heinous villain who is kidnapping and killing women from the upper crust of New Orleans' society. When this villain runs off with Octavian's love, Raine L'Eveque, Octavian begins a manhunt that will end in either his own death, or the capture of the killer. The Amazing Mechanical Arm of Octavian Rilliuex has everything; amazing inventions, zombies, an insane asylum and a super hero. Nonstop action, humor and horror fill this fast-paced steampunk thriller. Jump on board for the ride of your life.