The Devlin Diary - Couverture souple

Phillips, Christi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1416527400 ISBN 13 : 9781416527404

Editeur : Gallery Books, 2010

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Book by Phillips Christi

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Quatrième de couverture :

From the author of The Rossetti Letter comes a haunting novel of intrigue, passion, and murder that shifts tantalisingly between present-day Cambridge and Restoration London.
London, 1672: A vicious killer stalks the court of Charles II, inscribing his victims' bodies with mysterious markings. Are these the random murders of a madman? The deadly consequence of a personal vendetta? Or the grisly result of a hidden conspiracy?
Cambridge, 2008: A Trinity College history professor is found dead, the torn page of a seventeenth-century diary in his hand. His death appears to be an accident, but the college's newest Fellow Claire Donovan and historian Andrew Kent suspect otherwise. The professor's last research subject was Hannah Devlin, a physician to the king's mistress and the keeper of a diary that holds the key to a series of unsolved murders in 1670s London. Through the arcane collections of Trinity's Wren Library, the British Library, and the Royal Society, Claire and Andrew follow the clues Hannah left behind, unearthing secrets of the past and present as both stories unfold to their shocking conclusions.
Praise for The Rossetti Letter:
'The author seamlessly weaves suspense and misunderstanding in this fascinating read.' SHE magazine
'An enthralling debut. The Rossetti Letter has plenty of pace and conjures vivid period interest' Financial Times

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From the bestselling author of The Rossetti Letter comes a “thrilling” (Library Journal) novel of intrigue, passion, and royal secrets that shifts tantalizingly between Restoration-era London and present-day Cambridge, England.

London, 1672. A vicious killer stalks the court of Charles II, inscribing the victims’ bodies with mysterious markings. Are the murders the random acts of a madman? Or the violent effects of a deeply hidden conspiracy?

Cambridge, 2008. Teaching history at Trinity College is Claire Donovan’s dream come true—until one of her colleagues is found dead on the banks of the River Cam. The only key to the professor’s unsolved murder is the seventeenth-century diary kept by his last research subject, Hannah Devlin, physician to the king’s mistress. Through the arcane collections of Cambridge’s most eminent libraries, Claire and fellow historian Andrew Kent follow the clues Hannah left behind, uncovering secrets of London’s dark past and Cambridge’s murky present and discovering that the events of three hundred years ago still have consequences today...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Gallery Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1416527400
• ISBN 13: 9781416527404
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464