The House on Half Moon Street
A Richard and Judy Book Club pick
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2018
Raven Books (Verlag)
9781408892701 (ISBN)
Raven Books (Verlag)
9781408892701 (ISBN)
Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
'A masterful Gothic mystery full of unsettling twists, riveting turns and characters that would make Dickens jealous' Kate Walsh
‘Enthralling, exciting, extraordinary and utterly convincing. Everything a great book should be’ Sarah Hilary
‘Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight’
Red
Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
When the body of a young woman is wheeled into the hospital where Leo Stanhope works, his life is thrown into chaos. Maria, the woman he loves, has been murdered and it is not long before the finger of suspicion is turned on him, threatening to expose his lifelong secret.
For Leo Stanhope was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. Knowing he was meant to be a man – despite the evidence of his body – and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo ever since: his secret known to only a few trusted people.
Desperate to find Maria's killer and thrown into gaol, he stands to lose not just his freedom, but ultimately his life.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE
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'A masterful Gothic mystery full of unsettling twists, riveting turns and characters that would make Dickens jealous' Kate Walsh
‘Enthralling, exciting, extraordinary and utterly convincing. Everything a great book should be’ Sarah Hilary
‘Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight’
Red
Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
When the body of a young woman is wheeled into the hospital where Leo Stanhope works, his life is thrown into chaos. Maria, the woman he loves, has been murdered and it is not long before the finger of suspicion is turned on him, threatening to expose his lifelong secret.
For Leo Stanhope was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. Knowing he was meant to be a man – despite the evidence of his body – and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo ever since: his secret known to only a few trusted people.
Desperate to find Maria's killer and thrown into gaol, he stands to lose not just his freedom, but ultimately his life.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE
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Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire and is a university lecturer. The House on Half Moon Street is his debut, and the first in a series of books featuring Leo Stanhope. @storyjoy
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.04.2018 |
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| Reihe/Serie | A Leo Stanhope Case |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 x double spread B&W map |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 582 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781408892701 / 9781408892701 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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