Ruler of the night / David Morrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrell, David, 1943- author.

Series:

Thomas and Emily de Quincey.

Thomas and Emily de Quincey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859--Fiction.

De Quincey, Thomas.

De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859.

Fathers and daughters--Fiction.

Fathers and daughters.

London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.

London (England).

Murder--Investigation--Fiction.

Murder.

Murder--Investigation.

Manners and customs.

England--London.

Genre:

Fiction.

Historical detective and mystery fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Biographical fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

342 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, and Company, 2016.

Summary:

Opium addict Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter Emily investigate the strangling of a lawyer in what is the first murder on an English train, and they uncover a dangerous secret that reaches the highest levels of British society.

1855. The railway has irrevocably altered English society: a whole day's journey can now be covered in a matter of hours. This brings freedom-- and danger. When a gentleman is stabbed to death in a locked first-class passenger compartment, the crime paralyzes London. In the next compartment, Thomas De Quincey and his daughter, Emily, discover the homicide in a most gruesome manner. They join forces with their allies in Scotland Yard, Detective Ryan and his partner-in-training, Becker, to pursue the killer. Ultimately, De Quincey must confront two ruthless adversaries: this terrifying enemy, and his own opium addiction which endangers his life and his tormented soul.

Notes:

Sequel to: Inspector of the dead.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780316307901

0316307904

OCLC:

961829555

Online:

http://davidmorrell.net/