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THE GENTLE AXE.
de Morris, R. N
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Near fine in illustrated wrappers (an unread copy, but lower corner bumped).
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New York:: Penguin,, 2007.. First edition -. Near fine in illustrated wrappers (an unread copy, but lower corner bumped).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel - one which is "Dostoyevsky-like, conjuring a cast of poseurs, prostitutes, poor gentlefolk, scam artists and grubby-nailed reprobates against the backdrop of RussiaÕs second city" (NY Times review), Se in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1866 and 1867, police investigator Porfiry Petrovich "faces his most challenging murder case since the events made famous by F. Dostoevsky in the novel Crime and Punishment- a case with disturbing parallels and even darker implications" 305 pp.
Sinopsis
Fresh off the case of a deranged student who murdered his landlady, noted police investigator Porfiry Petrovich barely takes a breath before a bizarre and very grisly double murder lands him back on the streets of the tsarist St. Petersburg he knows all too well. The sardonic sleuth follows a trail from the drinking dens of the Haymarket district to an altogether more genteel stratum of society-a hunt that leads him to a conclusion even he will find shocking. In the tradition of such first-rate historical novels such as The Alienist and The Dante Club, The Gentle Axe is atmospheric and tense storytelling from its dramatic opening to its stunning climax.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 67643
- Título
- THE GENTLE AXE.
- Autor
- Morris, R. N
- Formato/Encuadernación
- First edition -
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine in illustrated wrappers (an unread copy, but lower corner bumped).
- Editorial
- Penguin,
- Lugar de publicación
- New York:
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007.
- Palabras clave
- russia, first novel, arc, uncorrected proof,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mysteries: historical;
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