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Shadow of the Serpent: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1
David Ashton
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Description for Shadow of the Serpent: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1
Paperback. Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery - the first in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh. Series: Inspector McLevy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 174.
...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY| 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' actor Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times 1880, Edinburgh. Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent. BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES 1 - Shadow of the Serpent 2 - Fall from Grace 3 - A Trick of the Light 4 - Nor Will He Sleep
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Inspector McLevy
Condition
New
Weight
174g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473631007
SKU
V9781473631007
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Ashton
DAVID ASHTON was born in Greenock in 1941. He studied at Central Drama School, London, from 1964 to 1967, and most recently appeared in The Last King of Scotland and The Etruscan Smile. David started writing in 1984 and he has seen many of his plays and TV adaptations broadcast - he wrote early episodes of EastEnders and Casualty, and twelve McLevy series for BBC Radio 4. inspectormclevy.com
Reviews for Shadow of the Serpent: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1
You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters
BBC Radio 4
Dripping with melodrama and derring-do
Herald
A real page-turner
The Sunday Post
Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own
Scotsman
David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you
The Sherlock Holmes Society
McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson
Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series
An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing
The Times
PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city. David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners
Financial Times
BBC Radio 4
Dripping with melodrama and derring-do
Herald
A real page-turner
The Sunday Post
Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own
Scotsman
David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you
The Sherlock Holmes Society
McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson
Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series
An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing
The Times
PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city. David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners
Financial Times