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Murder as a Fine Art: Thomas and Emily De Quincey 1
David Morrell
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Description for Murder as a Fine Art: Thomas and Emily De Quincey 1
Paperback. The notorious author Thomas De Quincey turns detective in a harrowing Victorian thriller from master storyteller David Morrell, which won the Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery 2014. Series: Thomas De Quincey Mysteries. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
An artist of death is stalking Victorian London, recreating earlier masterpieces of murder.
Police suspicion falls on the notorious 'opium-eater' Thomas De Quincey, recently returned to the capital, who wrote in detail about the original crimes. Someone is using his essays as inspiration - and he must uncover the truth before the killer completes his work.
In MURDER AS A FINE ART, London becomes a battleground between a literary star and a brilliant murderer - whose lives are linked by secrets long buried, but never forgotten.
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Thomas and Emily De Quincey
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444755695
SKU
V9781444755695
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About David Morrell
David Morrell is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. His numerous international bestsellers include the classic spy trilogy The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity of the Stone and The League of Night and Fog. An Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient ... Read more
Reviews for Murder as a Fine Art: Thomas and Emily De Quincey 1
A gaslit gallop through Victorian London
Financial Times
A terrific read. As one would expect of Morrell, it is compulsive and thrilling, but its use of de Quincey also allows for discursions that are both funny and touching - de Quincey and his daughter are great additions to the detective stage, and I hope we will have a ... Read more
Financial Times
A terrific read. As one would expect of Morrell, it is compulsive and thrilling, but its use of de Quincey also allows for discursions that are both funny and touching - de Quincey and his daughter are great additions to the detective stage, and I hope we will have a ... Read more