Instruments of Darkness - Couverture rigide

Robertson, Imogen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 067002242X ISBN 13 : 9780670022427

Editeur : Pamela Dorman Books, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Robertson Imogen

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'[An] extremely impressive debut...a story, told by Robertson with great panache, of jealousy, greed and unkindness among the upper classes. She has a light touch and, best of all, does not burden the reader with a surfeit of dry research' (The Times)

'An irresistible debut - stylish, enigmatic and wonderfully atmospheric. Imogen Robertson's murder mystery evokes the squalor and grandeur of Georgian England, from dingy Soho rooms to sinister Sussex mansions, so vividly and compellingly that I half-wondered if this was really fiction or hidden history. It's a story of secrecy and shame, reason and passion, that resonates long after you reach the final page' (Francis Wheen)

'Poetic, enchanting, and chillingly memorable. Imogen Robertson is an exquisite writer, and this is an extraordinary thriller' (Tess Gerritsen)

'Wit and energy make it an enjoyable read' (Literary Review)

'Makes you want to read every word...the plot is serpentine and satisfying, with enough false trails and distractions to create a genuine mystery' (Telegraph)

'The doings of her characters may be darker than pitch but my lady's craftsmanship is beyond doubt' (Time Out)

'A well-written and multilayered story, which kept me engaged from the first to the last page' (Historical Novels Review)

Présentation de l'éditeur

The first novel in the Westerman and Crowther historical crime series that The New York Times Book Review called “CSI: Georgian England” and Tess Gerritsen called “chillingly memorable”

Debut novelist Imogen Robertson won the London Telegraph’s First Thousand Words of a Novel competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness. The finished work is a fast-paced historical mystery starring a pair of amateur eighteenth-century sleuths with razor-sharp minds. When Harriet Westerman, the unconventional mistress of a Sussex manor, finds a dead man on her grounds, she enlists reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer. Moving from drawing room to dissecting room, from dark London streets to the gentrified countryside, Instruments of Darkness is a gripping tale of the forbidding Thornleigh Hall and an unlikely forensic duo determined to uncover its deadly secrets.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pamela Dorman Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 067002242X
• ISBN 13: 9780670022427
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 373
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible