Anatomy of Murder - Couverture rigide

Robertson, Imogen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1445854996 ISBN 13 : 9781445854991

Editeur : Windsor, 2011

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'Authentic naval settings, the noises and smells of London, the opera - all are given the benefit of Robertson's outstanding attention to detail. Both books stand alone, but I guarantee that once you have read this you will be eager to read the first - and keenly awaiting the third' (Daily Mail)

'[An] extremely impressive debut' (The Times)

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

'The pleasure lies in the steady unfurling of a period crime series (1871) that doesn't rely on declamatory villains and rhubarbing local colour. Robertson's language is spry and digestible, her scene-setting broad and detailed, her prose gracefully pressed into the service of a serpentine plot that still allows room for personal passions, particularly music and the theatre' (Christopher Fowler, Financial Times)

'A labyrinthine mystery in the heart of a teeming London, involving fashionable castrati, espionage and bodies in the Thames. When so much historical fiction these days moves in well-ploughed furrows, it's refreshing to find a writer ready to tackle such a large canvas... Robertson has the smarts comfortably to outpace most of her rivals' (Independent)

'Robertson's foray into the world of historical detective fiction is a delight...Westerman and Crowther...are a wonderfully imagined eccentric pair from which all sorts of possibilities emerge and which Robertson skilfully exploits... It may be the very antithesis of the hard-boiled, modern detective novel and while it may flip the usual formulas on their heads, it is as well-written and entertaining as you will find on the bookshop crime shelves this summer' (Sunday Express)

'Imagine a mix of Jane Austen with Charles Dickens, a dash of Inspector Morse, a pinch of John le Carré and a helping of Patricia Cornwell or Kathy Reichs and you might have a vague idea. They are multi-layered, intriguing, oozing with atmosphere and historical detail - naval warfare, actors, singers, musicians, anatomy, stately homes, aristocratic dress and the crowded, stinking London slums - and yet wear their research very lightly' (Northern Echo)

'This series, launched after Robertson won a Telegraph writing competition, continues to excel' (Daily Telegraph)

'What's not to love? Certainly Robertson's crisp, romantic style is endearing, and the story is dramatic and well-constructed enough to keep you delighted from beginning to end' (City A.M.)

'It really is wonderful, the detail, the ambiance, the humour and the history... Robertson has delivered a seductive and beautifully constructed thriller, with pace and passion' (Material Witness)

Biographie de l'auteur

Imogen Robertson is a TV, film and radio director. She studied Russian and German at Cambridge, and now lives in London. She directs the hit Cbeebies show Numberjacks for TV and radio, for which she won an RTS award in 2006. She also writes and reviews poetry and was commended in The National Poetry Competition 2005. She won the Telegraph's 'First thousand words of a novel' competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Windsor
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445854996
• ISBN 13: 9781445854991
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible