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Inspector of the Dead (Thomas De Quincey mysteries)

Inspector of the Dead (Thomas De Quincey mysteries)

by David Morrell (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

    $4.38
Synopsis

The year is 1855. The Crimean war is raging. The British government has fallen. The Empire itself hangs in the balance.

Into this crisis comes Thomas De Quincey, one of the most notorious personalities of Victorian England. Along with his irrepressible daughter Emily, and their Scotland Yard companions, Ryan and Becker, he finds himself confronted by an adversary who aims to strike at the heart of the nation.

The murderer is targeting members of the elite, leaving with each corpse the name of someone who had attempted to kill Queen Victoria. De Quincey and his friends must race to protect their monarch, uncovering old conspiracies and the heartbreaking past of a man whose lust for revenge has destroyed his soul. All the while, panic in London grows...

Brilliantly merging historical fact with fiction, Inspector of the Dead is based on actual attempts to assassinate the Queen.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Mulholland Books
Published: 26 Mar 2015
ISBN 10: 1444781375
ISBN 13: 9781444781373
Book Overview: By 1855, there had been six attempts to kill Queen Victoria. In Inspector of the Dead a seventh attempt will occur... Thomas De Quincey returns to the gaslit streets of London to solve a case of murder and assassination.

Media Reviews
Riveting! With this mesmerizing series, David Morrell doesn't just delve into the world of Victorian England - he delves into the heart of evil, pitting one man's opium-skewed brilliance against a society where appearances are everything...and the most vicious killers lurk closer than anyone thinks. -- Lisa Gardner, author of Fear Nothing
Morrell expertly captures in prose the economic and political divisions of Victorian society, but he leavens his social commentary with moments of high adventure. * Kirkus Reviews *
A feat of brilliant storytelling * Huffington Post *
Murder as a Fine Art was fantastic, and Inspector of the Dead is even better...Morrell is darkly inventive with the murders and cleverly mines very real history...The author brings each character back to life, and they spring fully formed from the page...I dare you to put this down once you've picked it up! * My Bookish Ways *
Praise for David Morrell * . *
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
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.