{"product_id":"nor-will-he-sleep-9781473631069","title":"Nor Will He Sleep","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELEGANT AND CONVINCING'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times  \u003c\/i\u003e''ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'' \u003ci\u003eBrian Cox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''EXCELLENT'' \u003ci\u003eThe Sherlock Holmes Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO''\u003ci\u003e Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1887. \u003c\/b\u003eThe  streets of Edinburgh seethe with anarchy as two gangs of students rival  each other in wild exploits. After a pitched battle between them, an  old woman is found savagely battered to death in Leith Harbour.\u003cbr\u003eEnter  the Thieftaker - Inspector Jame McLevy. With Constable Mulholland at  his side, he scours the low dives of the waterfront and then sees the  tendrils of the case spread to more respectable nooks and crannies.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the inspector encounters Robert Louis Stevenson, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city.\u003cb\u003e David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly\u003c\/b\u003e that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners\u003c\/p\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn intriguing Victorian story... \u003cb\u003eelegant and convincing\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eMcLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and \u003cb\u003eAshton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e * Brian Cox, CBE - Award-winning actor *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and \u003cb\u003ehis narrative grabs you\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sherlock Holmes Society *\u003cbr\u003eAshton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA real page-turner * Sunday Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDripping with melodrama and derring-do\u003c\/b\u003e * Herald *\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739517923671,"sku":"9781473631069","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473631069.jpg?v=1720052465","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nor-will-he-sleep-9781473631069","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}