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Ruler of the Night

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30th November 2017

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781473623866

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The sensational climax to David Morrell’s acclaimed Victorian mystery trilogy.

In 1855, the first murder on an English train causes a wave of fear and panic. There is no escape from a killer in a closed train carriage… and yet the killer can vanish into any station and be lost in the crowd.

Notorious Opium-Eater Thomas De Quincy and his irrepressible daughter, Emily, are travelling on the train where the murder takes place. As they follow the clues through the fogbound London streets, they find themselves confronting their most ruthless enemy.

Inspired by real events, Ruler of the Night transports readers to the darkest shadows of Victorian England, with a thrilling tale of murder, Empire and revenge.

Reviews

Lisa Gardner, author of <i>Fear Nothing</i>
Riveting! With this mesmerizing series, David Morrell doesn't just delve into the world of Victorian England - he delves into the heart of evil, pitting one man's opium-skewed brilliance against a society where appearances are everything...and the most vicious killers lurk closer than anyone thinks.
Kirkus Reviews
Morrell expertly captures in prose the economic and political divisions of Victorian society, but he leavens his social commentary with moments of high adventure.
Huffington Post
A feat of brilliant storytelling
My Bookish Ways
Murder as a Fine Art was fantastic, and Inspector of the Dead is even better...Morrell is darkly inventive with the murders and cleverly mines very real history...The author brings each character back to life, and they spring fully formed from the page...I dare you to put this down once you've picked it up!
Publishers Weekly
Spectacular...The narrative builds to a powerful but bittersweet ending that will leave readers hoping that Morrell eventually chooses to resurrect this superb series.
Booklist
A complex, top-notch mystery, with a large cast of characters and multiple, interwoven plotlines...Philosophical, uncannily perceptive De Quincey competes well with Sherlock Holmes for brilliance despite drug use
Kirkus
A cracking yarn, irresistible as an emergency bottle of laudanum secreted in a shabby coat pocket. Richly detailed and engrossing; Morrell animates the Victorian era and delivers genre thrills with rare style and panache
Herald Tribune
Stellar writing and storytelling...Real historical figures mix with the heroes, and the thriller elements are both terrifying and grotesque. Morrell's impeccable research shines
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Praise for David Morrell
Steve Berry
The finest thriller writer living today, bar none.
Michael Connelly
A master of suspense....If you're reading Morrell, you're sitting on the edge of your seat.
Dean Koontz
An absolute master of the thriller
Lee Child
Nobody does this better than David Morrell
Joseph Finder
A titan among thriller writers.
Vince Flynn
The father of the modern action novel
Tess Gerritsen
Master storyteller David Morrell . . . thrills us with heart-pounding suspense while tugging at our emotions.
Judith Flanders, author of <i>The Invention of Murder</i>
A terrific read. As one would expect of Morrell, it is compulsive and thrilling, but its use of de Quincey also allows for discursions that are both funny and touching - de Quincey and his daughter are great additions to the detective stage, and I hope we will have a lot more of them to come.
Dan Simmons, author of <i>Drood</i>
David Morrell fans - and they are Legion - can look forward to celebrating Murder As a Fine Art as one of their favorite author's strongest and boldest books in years.
Booklist
[An] exceptional historical mystery...page-flipping action, taut atmosphere, and multifaceted characters
Associated Press
Shockingly real...Morrell's thorough and erudite research of the people and culture of the British Empire's heyday informs every page. A literary thriller that pushes the envelope of fear
Entertainment Weekly
Masterful...brilliantly plotted....evokes 1854 London with such finesse that you'll hear the hooves clattering on cobblestones
Publishers Weekly
Brilliant. Everything works - the horrifying depiction of the murders, the asides explaining the impact of train travel on English society, nail-biting action sequences - making this book an epitome of the intelligent page-turner.
Financial Times
A gaslit gallop through Victorian London

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