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[Steven Price] Ú By Gaslight: A Novel ✓ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. By Gaslight: A Novel A literary tour de force of a detective's ceaseless hunt for an elusive criminalBy Gaslight is a deeply atmospheric, haunting novel about the unending quest that has shaped a man’s life. William’s father died without ever finding Shade, but William is determined to drag the thief out of the shadows.Adam Foole is a gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair ten years gone. When he receives a letter from his lost beloved, he returns to London to find her. W
| Title | : | By Gaslight: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374160538 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 752 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
His first novel, Into That Darkness (2011), was short-listed for the 2012 BC Fiction Prize. His second collection of poems, Omens in the Year of the Ox (2012), won the 2013 ReLit Award. Steven Price's first collection of poems, Anatomy of Keys (2006), won Canada's 2007 Gerald Lampert Award for Best First Collection, was short-listed for the BC Poetry Prize, and was named a Globe and Mail Book of the Year. . He lives in Victoria,
Haunting and deeply satisfying.”Marina Endicott, author of Close to Hugh“A poetic, persuasive pea-souper. The gruesome, eerie events that unfold during the search for Charlotte Reckitt are given enthralling life in a book that is perfectly grounded in period and rich in incident and image. Give this book a try." Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist“This sweeping tale of the unforgettable William Pinkerton and Adam Foole thrusts the reader into smoky Victorian London with all its grit and glitter. Superb storytelling.” Kurt Palka, author of the Piano Maker. Uniting the literary grace and depth of William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy with the intr
Best book I have read in years! Lynn Marie Nugent Beautifully written, almost poetic. It is rare to find an author who can describe characters and places in such a way that the reader is transported to the era and can almost taste and smell what they and their surrounding must have been like in that time. It is a detective novel set mostly in London in the late 1800's and the mysteries abound however it is also a poignant look at how two men's lives were shaped by another man, the father of one and a father-figure to the other. This is a. "long time to read but I will say I enjoyed it. It is slow-paced and I didn't have" according to Nicola Mansfield. This is a very long book and it took me a long time to read but I will say I enjoyed it. It is slow-paced and I didn't have a hard time putting it down but each time I picked it up I easily got lost in the world again. This is historical fiction set during the Victorian era featuring The Pinkertons, William mainly. It's not based on truth nor does it profess to be. It does give one insight into Victorian London, especially the criminal class, and surprisingly the other main theme is the A. Detective thriller set in Victorian times – wordy and interesting PaulAllard Detective thriller set in Victorian times – wordy and interestingThis long novel (731 pages) by Steven Price deals with William Pinkerton , the American detective, in London investigating the death of someone that he was pursuing and encountering a few important characters with different agendas. A heist, murder, betrayal all form part of the plot.The novel is rich in characterisation and description as well as evidently well-researched material. The following passage gives a good e
A literary tour de force of a detective's ceaseless hunt for an elusive criminalBy Gaslight is a deeply atmospheric, haunting novel about the unending quest that has shaped a man’s life. William’s father died without ever finding Shade, but William is determined to drag the thief out of the shadows.Adam Foole is a gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair ten years gone. When he receives a letter from his lost beloved, he returns to London to find her. William Pinkerton is already famous, the son of the most notorious detective
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