Act of Murder Doc Brady became an orthopedic surgeon to avoid being surrounded by death. But now it's everywhere around him. One spring day in 1994 Houston, Dr. Jim Bob Brady witnesses his neighbor's ten-year-old son killed by a hit-and-run driver. An accident, or an act of murder? After the de
Act of Murder
โ Scribed by Wright, Alan J
- Book ID
- 108070389
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 540 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780857901996
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Wigan, 1894. Richard Throstle and his wife Georgina are in town with their ghoulish magic lantern show, Phantasmagoria. When Richard is found murdered in his hotel room, police sergeant Slevin takes charge of the investigation. Meanwhile, at the Royal Court Theatre, the Morgan-Drew Players theatre troupe harbour many dark secrets. An ambitious, rambunctious murder mystery, Act of Murder is a tale of magic, pornography and poisonings - with some gruesome murders thrown in for good measure.
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