{"product_id":"murder-as-a-fine-art-9781444755695","title":"Murder as a Fine Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe notorious author Thomas De Quincey turns detective in a harrowing Victorian thriller from master storyteller David Morrell, which won the Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gaslit gallop through Victorian London * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA terrific read. As one would expect of Morrell, it is compulsive and thrilling, but its use of de Quincey also allows for discursions that are both funny and touching - de Quincey and his daughter are great additions to the detective stage, and I hope we will have a lot more of them to come. -- Judith Flanders, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] exceptional historical mystery...page-flipping action, taut atmosphere, and multifaceted characters * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eShockingly real...Morrell's thorough and erudite research of the people and culture of the British Empire's heyday informs every page. A literary thriller that pushes the envelope of fear * Associated Press *\u003cbr\u003eMasterful...brilliantly plotted....evokes 1854 London with such finesse that you'll hear the hooves clattering on cobblestones * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant. Everything works - the horrifying depiction of the murders, the asides explaining the impact of train travel on English society, nail-biting action sequences - making this book an epitome of the intelligent page-turner. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Morrell fans - and they are Legion - can look forward to celebrating \u003ci\u003eMurder As a Fine Art \u003c\/i\u003eas one of their favorite author's strongest and boldest books in years. -- Dan Simmons, author of \u003ci\u003eDrood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for David Morrell * . *\u003cbr\u003eThe finest thriller writer living today, bar none. * Steve Berry *\u003cbr\u003eA master of suspense....If you're reading Morrell, you're sitting on the edge of your seat. * Michael Connelly *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute master of the thriller * Dean Koontz *\u003cbr\u003eThe father of the modern action novel * Vince Flynn *\u003cbr\u003eNobody does this better than David Morrell * Lee Child *\u003cbr\u003eA titan among thriller writers. * Joseph Finder *\u003cbr\u003eMaster storyteller David Morrell . . . thrills us with heart-pounding suspense while tugging at our emotions. * Tess Gerritsen *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739244114263,"sku":"9781444755695","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444755695.jpg?v=1720051616","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/murder-as-a-fine-art-9781444755695","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}