SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE‘Enthralling, exciting, extraordinary and utterly convincing. Everything a great book should be’ Sarah Hilary‘Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight’ RedEveryone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own futureWhen the body of a young woman is wheeled into the hospital where Leo Stanhope works, his life is thrown into chaos. Maria, the woman he loves, has been murdered and it is not long before the finger of suspicion is turned on him, threatening to expose his lifelong secret. For Leo Stanhope was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend, but knowing he was meant to be a man – despite the evidence of his body – he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo ever since. Desperate to find Maria's killer, he now stands to lose not just his freedom, but ultimately his life.The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022!
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Alex Reeve
EAN: 9781408892718
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 266 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-12-27
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GENRE: FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, FICTION / Crime
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Book Themes:
Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction
Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight, From the first page of Reeve’s masterful debut, we are plunged into murky Victorian London. This is a brilliantly gripping, unsettling Gothic tale of murder, identity and desire, Highly original, Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes. I await Leo’s – and Reeve’s – return eagerly., Creating a genuinely original protagonist in historical crime fiction is difficult, but Alex Reeve has succeeded ... An intriguing murder mystery and a complex portrait of a man isolated by his awareness of who he truly is
Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire and is a university lecturer. Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 pick The House on Half Moon Street is his debut, and the first in a series of books featuring Leo Stanhope. @storyjoy
