{"product_id":"the-lost-daughter-9781473632295","title":"The Lost Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Elementary, Ripper Street and Sherlock Holmes - meet Jean Brash, a feisty, self-made woman turned sleuth in murky Victorian Edinburgh where crime and high society meet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean Brash is beautiful, intelligent and in her prime. Owner of  The Just Land, the best and most successful brothel in Victorian Edinburgh, she''s seen the highs and lows of society and been on both sides of the law, much to the frustration of her sparring partner, Inspector James McLevy. And Jean has a mind to do some sleuthing of her own ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s Spring and Jean Brash is raring to go. A theatre company arrives in Leith to perform \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e. A ruthless robbery is planned, a gruesome murder committed, both of which set off unwanted events and unearth long buried connections from Jean''s past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven more lethally, her own lost family life explodes in the present, as a wild young actress who trails violence and death behind her, involves Jean in a dangerous complex game t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY AND JEAN BRASH SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAshton is an old hand at milking the Old Town, New Town and Leith for their \u003cb\u003emaximum atmosphere, suspense and air of criminality\u003c\/b\u003e. That, combined with the intriguing premise of a crime-solving brotel-keeper, makes \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Just Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e a most diverting page turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eHere is Jean Brash centre stage in all her splendour - \u003cb\u003eclever, cheeky, generous, alluring, hard-headed\u003c\/b\u003e, yet prone to the occasional burst of crazy romanticism, an old friend who is full of surprises. I find her as irresistible as McLevy does: \u003cb\u003eshe's my favourite character and David Ashton's writing is as delicious, elegant and compelling as she is\u003c\/b\u003e. * Siobhan Redmond (Jean Brash in BBC Radio 4’s McLevy series) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing Victorian story... \u003cb\u003eelegant and convincing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and \u003cb\u003eAshton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Brian Cox, CBE - Award-winning actor *\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 * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and \u003cb\u003ehis narrative grabs you\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * The Sherlock Holmes Society *\u003cbr\u003eAshton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own * Scotsman *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885773566295,"sku":"9781473632295","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lost-daughter-9781473632295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}