{"product_id":"shadow-of-the-serpent-9781473631007","title":"Shadow of the Serpent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e''ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'' \u003ci\u003eactor Brian 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\u003cb\u003eELEGANT AND CONVINCING'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1880, Edinburgh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElection  fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about  politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it''s a struggle just to stay  alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from  thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a  murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of  the serpent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 - Shadow of the Serpent\u003cbr\u003e2 - Fall from Grace\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series *\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 * The Sunday Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDripping with melodrama and derring-do\u003c\/b\u003e * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eYou can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and \u003cb\u003ethe stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC Radio 4 *\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739517563223,"sku":"9781473631007","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473631007.jpg?v=1720052463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shadow-of-the-serpent-9781473631007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}