The Figurehead - Couverture souple

Kirton, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1479143421 ISBN 13 : 9781479143429

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Aberdeen, Ecosse, 1840.
Retournez à un âge où le rôle suprême de la voile se voit disputé par la vapeur, de nouveaux continents s’ouvrent à la découverte, et le monde est plein d’opportunités pour les gens d’être bons ou méchants à leur gré. Quand le cadavre d’un constructeur naval du quartier est découvert sur la plage, ni les clients et les fournisseurs qu’il escroquait ni les femmes qu’il maltraitait sont surpris. Mais le mystère intrigue le sculpteur en bois John Grant, qui se détermine de chercher la vérité du meurtre. Son travail et son enquête le mettent en contact avec William Anderson, un négociant riche, et sa fille Hélène. Une commande lui avait été passée de créer une figure de proie qui combine les traits de deux femmes, John finit par découvrir une histoire sordide de chantage et de mort, tout en luttant pour résister les pincements de cœur d’un amour inattendu.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bill Kirton was a university lecturer in French before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer. He's won two 2011 Forward National Literature Awards - 'The Sparrow Conundrum' was the overall winner of the Humor category and 'The Darkness' was runner up in the Mystery category. His historical mystery, 'The Figurehead', was long-listed for the 2012 Rubery Book Awards. He's produced material in many different media. His radio plays have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4 and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. His stage plays have been performed in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the USA and he's been the visiting artist to the Theatre Department of the University of Rhode Island on four separate occasions. There, he directed stage plays, gave classes on creative writing and theatre, performed in revues and translated three plays by Molière for public performance, one of which won a BCLA prize. Material from his Edinburgh Festival revues was broadcast on the BBC, ITV and French television. He's also been a TV presenter and a voice-over artist and his scripts for corporate and educational DVDs and videos have won awards in the UK and USA. He's been a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and the universities of Dundee and St Andrews. His published novels are set in the north east of Scotland. 'Material Evidence', 'Rough Justice', the award-winning 'The Darkness', 'Shadow Selves' and 'Unsafe Acts' all feature DCI Jack Carston. 'The Figurehead' is a historical novel set in Aberdeen in 1840. The award-winning 'The Sparrow Conundrum', is a spoof spy/crime novel also set in Scotland. As Jack Lefebre, he's written a satirical fantasy novella about on online role-playing game; the game and the book are both called 'Alternative Dimension'. His short stories have appeared in the Crime Writers' Association annual anthology in 1999, 2005 and 2006. Another was chosen as one of the 'Best British Crime Stories, Vol. 7', a 2010 anthology edited by Maxim Jacubowski. His non-fiction output includes 'Just Write', co-written with Kathleen McMillan, 'Brilliant Study Skills', 'Brilliant Essay', 'Brilliant Dissertation', 'Brilliant Workplace Skills' and 'Brilliant Academic Writing'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1479143421
• ISBN 13: 9781479143429
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 298
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible