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“Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny.Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.
Acquisto del libro
Jackaby, William Ritter
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2014
- Rilegatura
- (Copertina rigida)
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- Titolo
- Jackaby
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- William Ritter
- Editore
- Algonquin Young Readers
- Pubblicato
- 2014
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 299
- ISBN10
- 1616203536
- ISBN13
- 9781616203535
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Fantasy, Prosa storica, Avventura, Young Adult, Gialli, Umorismo, USA, Horror, Fantasy young adult, Omicidi, Fenomeni soprannaturali, Serie, XIX Secolo, Mitologia, Per bambini e adolescenti, Detective, Fantasy urbana, Misterioso, Gialli Storici, Fantasmagorie e fantasmi, Realismo magico, Steampunk, Epoca Vittoriana, Fantasy storica, Lupi Mannari, Nuova Inghilterra, Adattamenti letterari
- Descrizione
- “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny.Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.