The Limehouse Text: A Novel

Thomas, Will

ISBN 10: 0743273354 / ISBN 13: 9780743273350

Edité par Touchstone, 2006

N° de réf. du vendeur 0743273354-3-23587171

Synopsis :

In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn discover a pawn ticket among the effects of Barker's late assistant, leading them to London's Chinese district, Limehouse. There they retrieve an innocent-looking book that proves to be a rare and secret text stolen from a Nanking monastery, containing lethal martial arts techniques forbidden to the West. With the political situation between the British Empire and Imperial China already unstable, the duo must not only track down a killer intent upon gaining the secret knowledge but also safeguard the text from a snarl of suspects with conflicting interests.

Prowling through an underworld of opium dens, back-room blood sports, and sailors' penny hangs while avoiding the wrath of the district's powerful warlord, Mr. K'ing, Barker and Llewelyn take readers on a perilous tour through the mean streets of turn-of-the-century London.

À propos de l'auteur: Will Thomas is the author of the Barker and Llewelyn series, a series of mystery novels set in Victorian England. The first novel in the series was nominated for a Barry Award and a Shamus Award and won the 2005 Oklahoma Book Award. He lives with his family in Oklahoma.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Limehouse Text: A Novel
Éditeur : Touchstone
Date d'édition : 2006
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good