Uncanny Times

In the U.S. in 1913, siblings Rosemary and Aaron Harker know that being Huntsmen means leading untraditional lives to protect the unsuspecting world from the Uncanny. When a distant relative dies, they travel to central New York to see if there was really more to his death, as his widow suspects. The investigation is stymied by residents and visitors alike, along with additional deaths, but Rosemary, Aaron, and their hound Botheration (technically a Hell Hound, but the Harkers find that term too rude to use) discover that what is happening in this town could pose a danger to the rest of world. Smart and flawed protagonists take turns with points of view, as both deal with societal norms that neither really fit into for their own individual reasons. The novel’s worldbuilding involves pre–World War I Fae, monsters, labor issues, and class conventions with a supernatural twist, while the plot hints at future troubles for the Harkers.