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What do readers say about The Glass of Time?
revenge and restoration wilkie collins vibe a historical mystery victorian gothic styleA page-turning late-Victorian mystery by a master, The Glass of Time is for fans of The Meaning of Night and for readers new to Michael Cox alike. Picking up the lives of characters from the first novel some twenty years later, The Glass of Time begi... More details on The Glass of Time
When you read this, my first Letter of Instruction, you will have commenced yr new life at Evenwood. I can easily picture to myself how you must be feeling alone, so far removed from everything that...
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What do readers say about Dust and Shadow?
a labour of love it dealt with incident period crime mystery sherlock holms bookFrom the gritty streets of nineteenth century London, the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson offers a tale unearthed after generations of lore: the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes's attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper.
As England's greatest speciali... More details on Dust and Shadow
It has been argued by those who have so far flattered my attempts to chronicle the life and career of Mr. Sherlock Holmes as to approach them in a scholarly manner that I have often been remiss in the...
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What do readers say about Perfume?
robust and lyrical every single detail dark and humorous murder, passion and obsessionAn acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder.
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In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. His story will be told here. Hi...
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What do readers say about The Room?
downright psycho. edit disappointing and tedious horrific or shockingly disturbing * dark *'It is quite an experience to be locked up all by yourself in any size room' says the anonymous narrator of Hubert Selby Jr.'s second novel. What follows is a startling series of recollections and fantasies that illuminate the workings of a prisoner'... More details on The Room
HE WAS CONSCIOUS OF the dark stillness in the corridor. He knew there was nothing to be seen, yet he continued to stare thru the reflection of his face in the small window. The corridor was only 7 fee...
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What do readers say about The Alienist?
dense, detailed, complex psychological mystery thriller laszlo kreizler series book early criminal investigationA new breed of evil in Old New York
New York, 1886: Lower Manhattan's underworld is ruled by a new generation of cold-blooded criminals...Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt battles widespread corruption within the department's ranks...and a shoc... More details on The Alienist
The words as I write them make as little sense as did the sight of his coffin descending into a patch of sandy soil near Sagamore Hill, the place he loved more than any other on earth. As I stood ther...
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What do readers say about The Seance?
victorian mystery/ghost story atmospheric, creepy story highly atmospheric and disturbing a slightly creepy mysteryA haunting tale of apparitions, a cursed manor house, and two generations of women determined to discover the truth, by the author of The Ghost Writer Sell the Hall unseen; burn it to the ground and plow the earth with salt, if you will; but never li... More details on The Seance
If my sister Alma had lived, I should never have begun the séances. She died of scarlatina, soon after her second birthday, when I was five years old. I remember only fragments from the time before sh...
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What do readers say about Malice Aforethought?
psychological character study clever and sardonic under a pseudonym the ending is brilliant"Possibly the best shocker ever written." - The English ReviewDr. Edmund Bickleigh married above his station. Although popular and well respected in his little Devonshire community, he seethes with resentment at the superior social status of his domi... More details on Malice Aforethought
IT WAS not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr. Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter. Murder is a serious business. The slightest slip may be disastrous. Dr. B...
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What do readers say about Things in Jars?
scary and funny victorian gothic mystery a deeply enjoyable adventure a kidnapped childIn this "miraculous and thrilling" (Diane Setterfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author) mystery for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation, Victorian London comes to life as an intrepid female sleuth wades through a murky world of... More details on Things in Jars
The raven levels off into a glide, flight feathers fanned. Slick on the rolling level of rising currents and down-draughts, she turns her head, this way and that. To her black eye, as black as pooled ...
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What do readers say about Mayhem?
chillingly spooky novel more historical mystery deeply involving thriller jack the ripper killing1888: in the smoggy backstreets of a dangerous London, Jack the Ripper is at work. But his shadow is long, and in the deeper darkness another killer watches -- one with a more sinister origin. Dr. Thomas Bond is the man assigned to investigate the ca... More details on Mayhem
He was quite handsome. A little thin, perhaps, and there was a strange mottled hue to his skin that made her think the consumption might have made a claim on him, but he had his own teeth and the air ...
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In this brilliant reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, told from the monster's perspective, Hyde makes a hero of a villain. ¶ A New York Times Editors' Choice and one of the Washington Post's 5 Best Thrillers of the Year¶ "As d... More details on Hyde
I whisper the words and then listen, as if I’ve dropped a stone into a well and await the plunk and splash . . . But inside my head there is only silence. All around me a chorus of celebratory noises ...
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