Shadow of the Serpent [electronic resource]
Ashton, David2011
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'An intriguing Victorian detective story . . . elegant and convincing' - The Times Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery, Shadow of the Serpent. 1880, Edinburgh, Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Birlinn, 2011
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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An Inspector McLevy Mystery
ISBN:
9780857900326
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English
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2697648
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