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The Solitary House: A Novel - Lynn Shepherd
The Solitary House: A Novel
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Lynn Shepherd’s first acclaimed novel of historical suspense, Murder at Mansfield Park, brilliantly reimagined the time of Jane Austen. Now, in this spellbinding new triumph, she introduces an unforgettable duo of detectives into the gaslit world of Dickens. London, 1850. Charles Maddox had been... show more
Lynn Shepherd’s first acclaimed novel of historical suspense, Murder at Mansfield Park, brilliantly reimagined the time of Jane Austen. Now, in this spellbinding new triumph, she introduces an unforgettable duo of detectives into the gaslit world of Dickens. London, 1850. Charles Maddox had been an up-and-coming officer for the Metropolitan police until a charge of insubordination abruptly ended his career. Now he works alone, struggling to eke out a living by tracking down criminals. Whenever he needs it, he has the help of his great-uncle Maddox, a legendary “thief taker,” a detective as brilliant and intuitive as they come. On Charles’s latest case, he’ll need all the assistance he can get. To his shock, Charles has been approached by Edward Tulkinghorn, the shadowy and feared attorney, who offers him a handsome price to do some sleuthing for a client. Powerful financier Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and Tulkinghorn wants Charles to—discreetly—find and stop whoever is responsible. But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with an unspeakable truth, Charles can only be aided so far by Maddox. The old man shows signs of forgetfulness and anger, symptoms of an age-related ailment that has yet to be named. Intricately plotted and intellectually ambitious, The Solitary House is an ingenious novel that does more than spin an enthralling tale: it plumbs the mysteries of the human mind.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780345532428 (0345532422)
ASIN: 0345532422
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
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Meandering Em's
Meandering Em's rated it
2.0
First, I want to say that I received this Advanced Reader's Edition from Goodreads. As you can tell, this did not affect my rating.When I begin reading this book, I kept thinking, "This sounds like a Dickens book," or "Aren't these characters the names in a Dickens novel?" I was correct. In the a...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
3.0 The Solitary House: A Novel
I was extremely excited to read this novel, but felt it ended up coming off as being written to dryly to the point that I had a very difficult time with it keeping my interest.
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it
5.0 The Solitary House: A Novel
This was the first of Lynn Shepherd's books that I've read, but I will be seeking out her debut novel ("Murder in Mansfield Park") and looking forward to any others that she produces. Why? Because this book was brilliant.Charles Maddox, the protagonist, is a former detective with the Metropolitan ...
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