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• Sherlock Holmes is one of literature’s most beloved characters: Ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of detective Sherlock Holmes, fans have clamored for more. Numerous authors have taken up the task of keeping Holmes alive, but few have successfully delivered as faithful an offshoot as Lyndsay Faye. In Dust and Shadow, she brings an unveiled authenticity to the legendary hero.. • A thoroughly gripping, old-fashioned investigator: Penned as a pastiche by the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson, Dust and Shadow tells the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes’s attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper on the gritty streets of late nineteenth-century London. Brimming with impeccable historical detail, this astonishing debut novel explores the ?terrifying prospect of tracking a serial killer without the advantage of modern forensics and profiling. A tour-de-force, this promising debut signals the arrival of a tremendous talent in mystery and historical fiction..
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Dust and Shadow, Lyndsay Faye
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- Pubblicato
- 2009
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- Titolo
- Dust and Shadow
- Sottotitolo
- An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Lyndsay Faye
- Editore
- Simon & Schuster
- Pubblicato
- 2009
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 325
- ISBN10
- 1416583319
- ISBN13
- 9781416583318
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Prosa storica, Gialli, Giallo classico, Gialli Storici, Sherlock Holmes, Jack lo Squartatore, Whitechapel (Londra)
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2009
- Titolo originale
- Dust and Shadow
- Valutazione
- 4,05 su 5
- Descrizione
- • Sherlock Holmes is one of literature’s most beloved characters: Ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of detective Sherlock Holmes, fans have clamored for more. Numerous authors have taken up the task of keeping Holmes alive, but few have successfully delivered as faithful an offshoot as Lyndsay Faye. In Dust and Shadow, she brings an unveiled authenticity to the legendary hero.. • A thoroughly gripping, old-fashioned investigator: Penned as a pastiche by the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson, Dust and Shadow tells the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes’s attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper on the gritty streets of late nineteenth-century London. Brimming with impeccable historical detail, this astonishing debut novel explores the ?terrifying prospect of tracking a serial killer without the advantage of modern forensics and profiling. A tour-de-force, this promising debut signals the arrival of a tremendous talent in mystery and historical fiction..