BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES,THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING'The Times | 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'Brian Cox | 'EXCELLENT'The Sherlock Holmes Society | 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' HeraldA burglary and murder at the home of Sir Thomas Bouch,the enigmatic architect of the ill-fated Tay Bridge,sets Inspector James McLevy off on a train of brutal killings,lethal liaisons,and double suicide which leads to a violent encounter with an old enemy,Hercules Dunbar.Caught up in a terrifying storm as he tracks his foe to Dundee,McLevy watches the rail bridge collapse and plunge into the icy depths of the Tay. The aftermath brings the destruction of reputation and love as the inspector uncovers the secret passions which have led to murder.THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES1 - Shadow of the Serpent2 - Fall from Grace3 - A Trick of the Light4 - Nor Will He Sleep
Publisher: John Murray PressISBN: 9781473631021Number of pages: 320Weight: 230 gDimensions: 198 x 142 x 20 mm
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PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIESMclevy 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
An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincingMcLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis StevensonDavid Ashton's writing is excellent,his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs youAshton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his ownA real page-turner
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