The Trail of the Serpent
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781177057240 (1177057247)
Publish date: August 8th 2010
Publisher: Nabu Press
Pages no: 326
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 ...