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OverviewWhen a murder is staged at magnificent Knebworth House, Victorian writer-sleuths, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins investigate. August, 1856. Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens are spending the summer at Knebworth House, the magnificent Hertfordshire home of fellow writer Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton, where they are putting on a charity performance of one of Lord Edward's most successful plays, The Lady of Lyon. But the dress rehearsal is disrupted by the discovery of a body lying in the centre of the stage, shot to death. With everyone involved in the play coming under suspicion, the two writer-sleuths feel compelled to investigate. Their enquiries unearth a number of scandalous secrets lurking among the writers, artists and actors assembled at Knebworth. Secrets that stretch back more than twenty years. Secrets that will have devastating repercussions for the present. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cora HarrisonPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Severn House Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9780727890399ISBN 10: 0727890395 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Victorian atmosphere is thick enough to cut with a knife. The real triumph is Harrison's Dickens: sublimely conceited, short-tempered, self-dramatizing, often bombastic * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Season of Darkness</b> * A surprising conclusion, coupled with vivid characters, authentic period details, and a constantly zigzagging plot, makes this a good choice for fans of historical murder mysteries * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Season of Darkness</b> * Superior plotting and characterization ... Fans of Harrison's Burren mysteries will be pleased * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Winter of Despair</b> * Another strong entry in a series tailor-made for the Masterpiece crowd * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Winter of Despair</b> * Author InformationCora Harrison turned to writing historical fiction after she retired from teaching to live on a farm near the Burren in the west of Ireland. As well as the Gaslight mysteries, she is the author of the Reverend Mother mysteries, and the 'Mara' series of Celtic mysteries, set in 16th century Ireland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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