Shadow of the Serpent by David Ashton
The original Scottish detective and the beginning of the modern Scottish crime novel. 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 - the first in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh.PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES
Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners
An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing * The Times *
McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson * Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series *
David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you * The Sherlock Holmes Society *
Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own * Scotsman *
A real page-turner * The Sunday Post *
Dripping with melodrama and derring-do * Herald *
You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters * BBC Radio 4 *
DAVID ASHTON was born in Greenock in 1941.
He studied at Central Drama School, London, from 1964 to 1967, and most recently appeared in The Last King of Scotland and The Etruscan Smile. David started writing in 1984 and he has seen many of his plays and TV adaptations broadcast - he wrote early episodes of EastEnders and Casualty, and twelve McLevy series for BBC Radio 4.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473631007 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473631009 |
| Title | Shadow of the Serpent |
| Author | David Ashton |
| Series | Inspector Mclevy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2016-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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