A dazzling Dickensian thriller set in a Victorian underworld inspired by Charles Dickens'A Christmas Carol.It's the Christmas season,and Tiny Tim is now grown up. No longer the pious child the world thought he was,he has just buried his father and is struggling to shed his financial ties to his benevolent'Uncle'Ebenezer by losing himself in London's dark underbelly. He spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasures contained in their pockets.One day he comes across a girl's body,branded with a mysterious'G'. Then he finds another girl with a similar brand - but she is still alive. Determined to protect Philomela and get to the bottom of the mystery,Tim embarks on an astonishing adventure...'With its linguistic razzle-dazzle,Mr. Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a chilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race'Wall Street Journal
Publisher: John Murray PressISBN: 9781399801973Number of pages: 400Weight: 280 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
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With a cast of unforgettable characters and a compelling plot...Mr. Timothy is a triumphA Dickensian thriller...strong on atmosphere and characterisationOne of the coolest books of the yearA darkly enchanting historical thrillerLouis Bayard's Mr. Timothy proves once again that John Murray's new fiction can do no wrongFabulous...shimmering...one truly engaging bookBayard packs his novel with detail,grotesques and plenty of fog and hansom cabs...it scores full marks for atmosphereWith its linguistic razzle-dazzle,Mr. Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a chilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it raceA vividly imagined historical thrillerDazzling...soaring language,memorable characters,splendidly atmospheric settingsGripping page-turner...A memorable thrillerVigorous,well imagined and thoroughly entertaining. Louis Bayard can write up a stormInventive and amusingA crime caper with a twistAn historical crime novel...taking his cue from Dickens,Bayard packs his novel with plenty of detail,grotesques and plenty of fogHighly atmospheric,splendid stuff
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