The quick : a novel / Lauren Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Lauren, 1985-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Siblings--Fiction.

Siblings.

Brothers and sisters.

Private clubs.

Private clubs--Fiction.

Vampires--Fiction.

Vampires.

London (England)--Fiction.

London (England).

England--London.

Genre:

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Physical Description:

523 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2014]

Summary:

"Lauren Owen's thrilling first novel introduces an utterly beguiling world. London, 1893: James Norbury is a shy would-be poet, newly down from Oxford and confounded by the sinister, labyrinthine city at his doorstep. Taking up lodging with a dissolute young aristocrat, he is introduced to the drawing rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. On the cusp of achieving a happiness long denied to him, he vanishes without a trace. In Yorkshire, his sister Charlotte - only in her twenties but already resigned to life as a rural spinster - sets out to find her brother. Her search for answers leads her to one of the country's pre-eminent and mysterious institutions: The Aegolius Club, whose members include the richest, most ambitious men in England. Trying to save James - and herself - from the Club's designs, Charlotte uncovers a secret world at the city's margins populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling "Dr. Knife." As emotionally involving as it is suspenseful, The Quick will establish its young author as one of contemporary fiction's most dazzling talents" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780812993271

0812993276

OCLC:

847763376