Lawless & the Devil of Euston Square - Couverture souple

Sutton, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909223247 ISBN 13 : 9781909223240

Editeur : Exhibit A, 2013

Synopsis

A Victorian mystery. Murder. Vice. Pollution. Delays on the Tube. Some things never change...London 1859-62. A time of great exhibitions, foreign conquests and underground trains. But the era of Victorian marvels is also the time of the Great Stink. With cholera and depravity never far from the headlines, it s not only the sewers that smell bad. Novice detective, Campbell Lawless, stumbles onto the trail of Berwick Skelton, an elusive revolutionary, seemingly determined to bring London to its knees through a series of devilish acts of terrorism. But cast into a lethal, intoxicating world of music hall hoofers, industrial sabotage and royal scandal, will Lawless survive long enough to capture this underworld nemesis, before he unleashes his final vengeance on a society he wants wiped from the face of the Earth?Lawless & The Devil of Euston Square is the first of a series of historical thrillers by William Sutton set during the mid-nineteenth century, featuring Metropolitan policeman, Campbell Lawless, aka the Watchman, on his rise through the ranks and his initiation as a spy. Before Holmes, there was Lawless...Before Campbell Lawless, the London streets weren t safe to walk...

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Will was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1970. He appeared in Babes in the Wood aged nine, learned blues harmonica from his Latin teacher, and drove to California in a Volkswagen beetle. Despite writing plays and stories, he got a creditable degree and started singing in pubs and writing plays in Edinburgh. He moved to London to study acting with the renowned clown, Philippe Gaulier, and won two radio play competitions for LBC Radio. This was the beginning of his woes. Over the years, he s tried his hand at a variety of things in order to keep scribbling. He s acted in the longest play in the world, The Warp (around 24 hours). He s played guitar for the inimitable Philip Jeays from Vancouver to Edinburgh. He s driven actors, including the gangster, Mad Frankie Fraser. He s also translated Latin, taught Greek and guitar. He s even taught Geography, and Spanish, which he doesn t speak. He s tutored the Sugababes; they turned sixteen and never took the exam, but he did teach one to play Leo Sayer s When I Need Love . Fetching up in Brazil he had the idea for Lawless & The Devil of Euston Square one dark windy night in 2002. During the process of writing it, he scribbled articles for magazines about sponges, weird musicians and bad English. He also played cricket for Brazil. No, he s not Brazilian, but they wouldn t have a team if they were strict on the regulations. Will s team came third in the South American Cup. Out of three.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Exhibit A
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909223247
• ISBN 13: 9781909223240
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible