"Crackles with mystery, romance, and expert, evocative explanation of electricity at the dawn of the 20th Century in vibrant frontier Seattle."

- William Dietrich, author of The Barbed Crown

Praise for earlier Professor Bradshaw mysteries...

"Pajer's second series entry shines brightly, bringing a real sense of scientific inquiry and wonder to the turn-of-the-20th-century historical."

-Library Journal of Fatal Induction

"Bradshaw's engineering and forensic skills offer readers a glimpse at life during the early twentieth century, including both the social unrest and the excitement over new scientific and technological discoveries. A fine choice for historical-mystery buffs."

-Booklist of Fatal Induction

"Pajer's series kickoff presents a good mystery, a clever detective, and a fascinating look at the early days of electrical power."

-Kirkus Reviews of A Spark of Death

"A Spark of Death crackles with mystery, romance, and expert, evocative explanation of electricity at the dawn of the 20th Century in vibrant frontier Seattle. Bernadette Pajer's splendid debut promises dogged Professor Benjamin Bradshaw will be solving crimes in many books to come."

-William Dietrich, author of Blood of the Reich

"Set in 1901 Seattle, Pajer's deft, highly entertaining debut introduces calm, relentlessly logical Benjamin Bradshaw, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Washington....Readers will look forward to seeing more of this quaintly charming and idiosyncratic sleuth."

-Publishers Weekly of A Spark of Death