The Mortal Sickness by Andrew Taylor
The second in the acclaimed Lydmouth crime series, set on the Welsh/English border in the years after World War II
Taylor's Lydmouth series is turning the classical detective story into a complex picture of our own past * Independent *
Andrew Taylor is one of the most interesting, if not the most interesting novelist writing on crime in England today * Spectator *
The people depicted here are real and believable and the drabness and genteel facade of Fifties England is skilfully brought to lifeTaylor is, as always, adept at showing the reality beneath the surface * Sunday Telegraph *
How skilfully he recreates the atmosphere of the time through innuendo, attitude and detail . . .Taylor is the master of small lives writ large and he has carved a classic detective story * Frances Fyfield *
The most under-rated crime writer in Britain today * Val McDermid *
Andrew Taylor is one of the most interesting, if not the most interesting novelist writing on crime in England today * Spectator *
The people depicted here are real and believable and the drabness and genteel facade of Fifties England is skilfully brought to lifeTaylor is, as always, adept at showing the reality beneath the surface * Sunday Telegraph *
How skilfully he recreates the atmosphere of the time through innuendo, attitude and detail . . .Taylor is the master of small lives writ large and he has carved a classic detective story * Frances Fyfield *
The most under-rated crime writer in Britain today * Val McDermid *
Andrew Taylor is a British crime and historical novelist, winner of the Cartier Diamond Dagger (for lifelong excellence in the genre) and the triple winner of the Historical Dagger. His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, the international bestseller The American Boy (a Richard and Judy selection); the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel); the Lydmouth Series; the William Dougal Series, The Anatomy of Ghosts, shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and The Scent of Death. He lives on the borders of England and Wales. He reviews for the Spectator and The Times.
For more information about Andrew Taylor and his books, see: www.andrew-taylor.co.uk or follow him on twitter: @andrewjrtaylor
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340617144 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340617144 |
| Title | The Mortal Sickness |
| Author | Andrew Taylor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2003-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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