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Linda Buckley-Archer
Linda Buckley-Archer is the author of the critically acclaimed Gideon trilogy. Originally trained as a linguist, she is now a full-time novelist and scriptwriter. She has written a television drama for the BBC and several radio dramas, as well as various journalistic pieces for papers like the... show more

Linda Buckley-Archer is the author of the critically acclaimed Gideon trilogy. Originally trained as a linguist, she is now a full-time novelist and scriptwriter. She has written a television drama for the BBC and several radio dramas, as well as various journalistic pieces for papers like the Independent. The Gideon Trilogy was inspired by the criminal underworld of eighteenth-century London.
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Birth date: January 01, 1958
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Distracted Teacher
Distracted Teacher rated it 9 years ago
I'll make this short. It was alright. Most of the time I wavered back and forth between putting the book away without finishing it or just ploughing through. It really wasn't bad. It just wasn't my cup of tea. I still haven't decided if I'll read the sequel to finish the cliffhanger. Probably not.
Bloodorange
Bloodorange rated it 10 years ago
2,5 stars, rounded up. Pretentious, but useful; I caught one or two errors, so watch out - but overall, it's a clever little resource for lang&lit teachers.
books and cleverness
books and cleverness rated it 12 years ago
I liked the incorporation of historical details, and going back and forth between past and present. The plot felt slow to me; the characters just OK. The main problem, I think, is the inconsistency in credulity of the characters belonging to 1763. I'm not really feeling compelled to read part two, b...
hystericalcheezit
hystericalcheezit rated it 13 years ago
I kept seeing this at the library. It actually IS the first book? My cousin had told me that it was the second, and the library couldn't get the first because it was overseas and they weren't able to order it. Huh. I've been lied to for over a year. Jesus.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 13 years ago
We're going to go ahead a call this a bust as a read-aloud. We started it two different times and never finished it. Oh, well. I still loved it, even if the kids didn't.
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