The Trail of the Serpent
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307828842 (0307828840)
Publish date: November 14th 2012
Publisher: Modern Library
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Good news: the characters. The mute detective Peters, and the alchemist Blurosset are particularly wonderful, but there are a host of other memorable ones. Nice job, Braddon.Bad news: the plot. Do the contrivances and coincidences of Dumas, Dickens and Hugo irritate you? For heaven's sake, then, do ...