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Shadow of the Serpent : An Inspector Mclevy Mystery 1 by David Ashton (2019, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Shadow of the Serpent, Paperback by Ashton, David, ISBN 1473631009, ISBN-13 9781473631007, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The original Scottish detective and the beginning of the modern Scottish crime novel. Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery - the first in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

ISBN-101473631009

ISBN-139781473631007

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038659549

Product Key Features

Book TitleShadow of the Serpent : an Inspector Mclevy Mystery 1

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Crime, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorDavid Ashton

Book SeriesInspector Mclevy Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-402778

ReviewsPRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city. David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners -- Financial Times, David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you -- The Sherlock Holmes Society, McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson -- Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series, You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters -- BBC Radio 4

Series Volume Number1

SynopsisLONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES. THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY. 1880, Edinburgh. Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent., ...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' actor Brian Cox 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times 1880, Edinburgh. Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent. BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES 1 - Shadow of the Serpent 2 - Fall from Grace 3 - A Trick of the Light 4 - Nor Will He Sleep

LC Classification NumberPR6051.S488S53 2016