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Shadow of the Serpent
Inspector McLevy Mystery (Book 1)
- Author
- David Ashton
- Narrator
- David Ashton
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publish Date
- 5 May 2016
- Run Time
- 11 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.
THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.
'DAVID ASHTON IMPECCABLY EVOKES EDINBURGH' Financial Times
ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times
'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox
'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society
'A REAL PAGE-TURNER' Sunday Post
'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald
1880, Edinburgh.
Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.
(P)2016 John Murray Press
Critics Review
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PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES
Mclevy 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 cornersFinancial Times
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An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing
The Times
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McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson
Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series
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David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you
The Sherlock Holmes Society
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Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own
Scotsman
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A real page-turner
The Sunday Post
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Dripping with melodrama and derring-do
Herald
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You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters
BBC Radio 4
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Details
- Author
- David Ashton
- Narrator
- David Ashton
- Duration
- 11 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 May 2016
- ISBN
- 9781473640252
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries
Synopsis
LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.'DAVID ASHTON IMPECCABLY EVOKES EDINBURGH' Financial TimesELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society'A REAL PAGE-TURNER' Sunday Post'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald1880, Edinburgh.Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.(P)2016 John Murray Press
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