The Shadows of London The Harvill Press unfinished novel about surreal adventures

unfinished novel about surreal adventures of Samuel Bennet

she is to be sent to the South Seas on a scientific expedition

A dark midwinters night in an ancient inn on the Thames

This compelling book will make you laugh out loud from sheer nervousness at the madness of it all

The Shadows of London The Harvill Press unfinished novel about surreal adventuresFrom the bestselling author of The American Boy, a No. 1 Sunday Times best seller and a Richard & Judy Book Club choice, comes another gripping historical crime novel London 1671 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a mans brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary