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Murder as a Fine Art (Thomas De Quincey mysteries): Thomas and Emily De Quincey 1 (Victorian De Quincey mysteries)

Murder as a Fine Art (Thomas De Quincey mysteries): Thomas and Emily De Quincey 1 (Victorian De Quincey mysteries)

by David Morrell (Author)

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Synopsis

An artist of death is stalking Victorian London, recreating earlier masterpieces of murder.

Police suspicion falls on the notorious 'opium-eater' Thomas De Quincey, recently returned to the capital, who wrote in detail about the original crimes. Someone is using his essays as inspiration - and he must uncover the truth before the killer completes his work.

In MURDER AS A FINE ART, London becomes a battleground between a literary star and a brilliant murderer - whose lives are linked by secrets long buried, but never forgotten.

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Format: Bargain Price
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Mulholland Books
Published: 05 Jun 2014
ISBN 10: 1444755692
ISBN 13: 9781444755695
Book Overview: The notorious author Thomas De Quincey turns detective in a harrowing Victorian thriller from master storyteller David Morrell.

Media Reviews
A gaslit gallop through Victorian London * Financial Times *
A terrific read. As one would expect of Morrell, it is compulsive and thrilling, but its use of de Quincey also allows for discursions that are both funny and touching - de Quincey and his daughter are great additions to the detective stage, and I hope we will have a lot more of them to come. -- Judith Flanders, author of The Invention of Murder
[An] exceptional historical mystery...page-flipping action, taut atmosphere, and multifaceted characters * Booklist *
Shockingly real...Morrell's thorough and erudite research of the people and culture of the British Empire's heyday informs every page. A literary thriller that pushes the envelope of fear * Associated Press *
Masterful...brilliantly plotted....evokes 1854 London with such finesse that you'll hear the hooves clattering on cobblestones * Entertainment Weekly *
Brilliant. Everything works - the horrifying depiction of the murders, the asides explaining the impact of train travel on English society, nail-biting action sequences - making this book an epitome of the intelligent page-turner. * Publishers Weekly *
David Morrell fans - and they are Legion - can look forward to celebrating Murder As a Fine Art as one of their favorite author's strongest and boldest books in years. -- Dan Simmons, author of Drood
Praise for David Morrell * . *
The finest thriller writer living today, bar none. * Steve Berry *
A master of suspense....If you're reading Morrell, you're sitting on the edge of your seat. * Michael Connelly *
An absolute master of the thriller * Dean Koontz *
The father of the modern action novel * Vince Flynn *
Nobody does this better than David Morrell * Lee Child *
A titan among thriller writers. * Joseph Finder *
Master storyteller David Morrell . . . thrills us with heart-pounding suspense while tugging at our emotions. * Tess Gerritsen *
Author Bio

David Morrell is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. His numerous international bestsellers include the classic spy trilogy The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity of the Stone and The League of Night and Fog. An Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient of three Bram Stoker awards as well as the International Thriller Writers' prestigious Thriller Master award.

Visit his website at davidmorrell.net, or follow him on Twitter @_DavidMorrell.