About K. E. Torwood

K. E. Torwood is an author of speculative fiction. She lives near Kansas City with her family, where she enjoys attending festivals and conventions, playing open-world video games, and curling up on the sofa to read on cold winter days.

---

Reviews

“I can’t stress enough how masterfully this book is written. Of all the “sequels” I’ve read, this is the only one deserving of the title. It’s clear from the love and care put into every sentence that Torwood loves this story as much as I do. The characters from the original novel were done justice. No one (cough, Raoul, cough) was needlessly vilified. The new characters, particularly Achille, melded seamlessly into the narrative as though they had always been there, waiting to enter the Phantom’s tale. I doubt I’ll ever be able to think of Erik again without Achille.

There were so many scenes I wish I could discuss in detail, but you should experience them yourself. You’re in for a treat. I devoured this book in less than a day. It made me laugh and cry in turns, and I can’t recommend it highly enough, especially to fans of Leroux’s novel.”

–BookSirens user review of Lazare: Gaston Leroux’s Continued Investigation of the Phantom of the Opera

“I truly enjoyed how faithfully Ms. Torwood recreated the journalistic style and word usage of Gaston Leroux’s original classic. It created a realistic tone to Erik’s return from the dead — a physical, emotional, and spiritual rebirth that stayed true to the characters that we have all loved and loved to hate for generations. The tone of wonderment and disbelief that Leroux experiences as he discovers that not only does Erik’s story continue, but is linked to so many happenings in Paris that none had connected before creates a bond between reader and narrator that made me as excited to read about it as Leroux was to tell the world his findings.”

–BookSirens user review of Lazare: Gaston Leroux’s Continued Investigation of the Phantom of the Opera

“I loved every page. I found it extremely engaging and hard to put down. It’s packed full of action and you can’t help but to fall in love with the characters. It’s written beautifully and the author did a fabulous job bringing it all together. I believe this maybe the first book I have read by this author and I definitely plan to check out more.-Enjoy”

–-Booksprout user review of Lazare: Gaston Leroux’s Continued Investigation of the Phantom of the Opera