Murder as a Fine Art
Author(s): David Morrell
The Ratcliffe Highway murders of 1811 were the most notorious mass killings in their day. Never fully explained, they brought London and all of England to the verge of panic. Forty-three years later, the equally notorious 'opium eater' Thomas De Quincey returns to London. Along with his Confessions, he is known for a scandalous essay about the killings: 'On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts'. Days after his arrival, a family is killed in the same horrific way as the earlier murders. It seems someone is using the essay as an inspiration - and a blueprint. And De Quincey himself is the obvious suspect. Aided by his daughter Emily and two determined Scotland Yard detectives, he must uncover the truth before more blood is shed...and London itself falls prey to attack. In MURDER AS A FINE ART, gaslit London becomes a battleground between a literary star and a demented murderer - whose lives are linked by secrets long buried, but never forgotten.
General Information
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- : Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- : Mulholland Books
- : 01 May 2013
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : David Morrell
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 336
More About The Product
Praise for David Morrell -- . 'The finest thriller writer living today, bar none.' -- Steve Berry 'A master of suspense...If you're reading Morrell, you're sitting on the edge of your seat.' -- Michael Connelly 'An absolute master of the thriller' -- Dean Koontz 'Nobody does this better than David Morrell' -- Lee Child 'A titan among thriller writers.' -- Joseph Finder 'The father of the modern action novel' -- Vince Flynn 'Master storyteller David Morrell ... thrills us with heart-pounding suspense while tugging at our emotions.' -- Tess Gerritsen
David Morrell is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. His numerous international bestsellers include the classic spy trilogy The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity of the Stone and The League of Night and Fog. An Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient of three Bram Stoker awards as well as the International Thriller Writers' prestigious Thriller Master award. Visit his website at davidmorrell.net, or follow him on Twitter @_DavidMorrell.
