The Beast in the Jungle by Louis Bayard
An exciting historical thriller set in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
Part mystery, part warts-and-all exploration diary, part mediation on the debilitating effects of depression, it's beautifully written and, despite its heart of darkness, great fun * Irish Times *
A mystery in the Arthur Conan Doyle tradition, had Sherlock and Watson been masochistic enough to volunteer for this dreadful trek. . Bayard gives us a compassionate, unsentimental portrait of a son who would forever live in the shadow of a colossal father * Washington Post *
Bayard's heart-of-darkness saga is impressive-blood and sacrifice, primitive peoples and Roosevelt courage . . . [He] exactingly chronicles the hardships of charting the river, right down to the damp, dangers and drudgery of the Amazonian jungle . . . A suspense-filled reimagining of history deepened by a confrontation with evil's supernatural presence * Kirkus Reviews *
Bayard has written a riveting thriller and psychological study wrapped around historical events and people and gives the reader a real existential puzzle to put together * Booklist *
An edge-of-your-seat thriller with all the twists and turns of an unexplored river * Kermit Roosevelt III, great-great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, and author of In the Shadow of the Law *
A mystery in the Arthur Conan Doyle tradition, had Sherlock and Watson been masochistic enough to volunteer for this dreadful trek. . Bayard gives us a compassionate, unsentimental portrait of a son who would forever live in the shadow of a colossal father * Washington Post *
Bayard's heart-of-darkness saga is impressive-blood and sacrifice, primitive peoples and Roosevelt courage . . . [He] exactingly chronicles the hardships of charting the river, right down to the damp, dangers and drudgery of the Amazonian jungle . . . A suspense-filled reimagining of history deepened by a confrontation with evil's supernatural presence * Kirkus Reviews *
Bayard has written a riveting thriller and psychological study wrapped around historical events and people and gives the reader a real existential puzzle to put together * Booklist *
An edge-of-your-seat thriller with all the twists and turns of an unexplored river * Kermit Roosevelt III, great-great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, and author of In the Shadow of the Law *
Louis Bayard lives in Washington. He has written several novels, including Mr Timothy, The School of Night and The Pale Blue Eye, which was shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848542211 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848542216 |
| Title | The Beast in the Jungle |
| Author | Louis Bayard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2014-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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