The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)

by Theodora Goss

Her appetite was like clockwork—you could tell time by it.

That's generally what is meant by "like clockwork"

all but the one who lay by the far wall. They

HINT HINT

“A chemical burn.

That's... Not the same thing as cauterizing...