Pleasures Of Men
Harmondsworth, 2012; paperback, cm 15,5x23,5.
ISBN: 0-241-95139-9
- EAN13: 9780241951392
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Weight: 0.48 kg
A thrilling new gothic novel in the vein of }The Thirteenth Tale{ with an added dash of Jack the Ripper. Spitalfields 1840. A murderer strikes, and the way he arranges his victims brings him the sobriquet, The Man of Crows. Catherine Sorgeiul believes she can channel the voices of the dead, and will eventually reach the Man of Crows himself, but as the murders continue, Catherine realises she has discovered secrets more deadly than anything her imagination can conjure. With an elegant and thrilling plot, this novel reveals the dark heart of corrupt London during Queen Victoria's reign; the author is a historian who is developing a high profile presenting documentaries etc.