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'Spectacular' Gillian Flynn. THE FATAL FLAME is the stunning third
novel in Lyndsay Faye's Edgar Award-nominated series, for fans of
Andrew Taylor and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the Marshalsea. A
scarred barman turned copper star, the birth of the NYPD, gangs,
murder, brothels and bedlam in the dark underworld of
nineteenth-century New York. Timothy Wilde - copper star, tough
with a warm heart, learning his craft as a detective. Valentine
Wilde - Timothy's gregarious, glamorous, depraved rogue of a
brother. Mercy Underhill - The intelligent, creative but unstable
love of Timothy's life. Silky Marsh - The beautiful brothel owner
whose scheming knows no bounds. Against the gritty backdrop of the
notorious Five Points in 1848, Timothy Wilde is drawn yet again
into a disturbing mystery, leading him to the heart of the Bowery
girls, the original 'factory girls' in downtown Manhattan. Someone
is starting fires on the streets of New York and Timothy has to
unravel a knot of revenge, murder and blackmail if he's to find out
who is behind it all and stop them before the whole city goes up in
flames...
'Spectacular' Gillian Flynn. GODS OF GOTHAM is the fantastic first
novel in Lyndsay Faye's Edgar Award-nominated series, for fans of
Andrew Taylor and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the Marshalsea.
August 1845 in New York; enter the dark, unforgiving city
underworld of the legendary Five Points... After a fire decimates a
swathe of lower Manhattan, and following years of passionate
political dispute, New York City at long last forms an official
Police Department. That same summer, the great potato famine hits
Ireland. These events will change the city of New York for ever.
Timothy Wilde hadn't wanted to be a copper star. On the night of
August 21st, on his way home from the Tombs defeated and disgusted,
he is plotting his resignation, when a young girl who has escaped
from a nearby brothel, crashes into him; she wears only a
nightdress and is covered from head to toe in blood. Searching out
the truth in the child's wild stories, Timothy soon finds himself
on the trail of a brutal killer, seemingly hell bent on fanning the
flames of anti-Irish immigrant sentiment and threatening chaos in a
city already in the midst of social upheaval. But his fight for
justice could cost him the woman he loves, his brother and
ultimately his life...
'Spectacular' Gillian Flynn. SEVEN FOR A SECRET is the captivating
second novel in Lyndsay Faye's Edgar Award-nominated series, for
fans of Andrew Taylor and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the
Marshalsea. 1846: KIDNAP, MURDER, LOVE AND BETRAYAL ON THE LAWLESS
STREETS OF NEW YORK. Timothy Wilde, copper star in the newly formed
NYPD, thinks himself hardened to the darker practices of the city
he's grown up in. That is, until he encounters the 'blackbirders',
slave-catchers with a right to seize runaways from the Southern
states. When a woman reports her family has been stolen, Timothy
and his wayward brother Valentine find themselves plunged into an
underworld of violence and deceit, where police are complicit and
politics savage. If he's to protect all those he cares about,
Timothy must unravel the corruption at the heart of the authority
he was hired to defend...
'Reader, I murdered him.' JANE STEELE is a brilliant Gothic
retelling of JANE EYRE from Edgar-nominated Lyndsay Faye, for fans
of LONGBOURN and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES.'I loved it' -
Elly Griffiths ** JANE STEELE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN EDGAR AWARD
FOR BEST NOVEL 2017 ** Like the heroine of the novel she adores,
Jane Steele suffers cruelly at the hands of her aunt and
schoolmaster. And like Jane Eyre, they call her wicked - but in her
case, she fears the accusation is true. When she flees, she leaves
behind the corpses of her tormentors. A fugitive navigating
London's underbelly, Jane rights wrongs on behalf of the have-nots
whilst avoiding the noose. Until an advertisement catches her eye.
Her aunt has died and the new master at Highgate House, Mr
Thornfield, seeks a governess. Anxious to know if she is Highgate's
true heir, Jane takes the position and is soon caught up in the
household's strange spell. When she falls in love with the
mysterious Charles Thornfield, she faces a terrible dilemma: can
she possess him - body, soul and secrets - and what if he discovers
her murderous past?
Discover Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson through the eyes of those
who knew them best. From familiar faces like Mrs Hudson to minor
characters like Lomax the sub-librarian, Observations by Gaslight -
told through diaries, telegrams, and even grocery lists - paints a
masterful portrait of Holmes and Watson as you have never seen them
before. See Irene Adler team up with her former adversary in an
eerie and near-deadly enquiry. Learn of the case that cemented the
friendship between Holmes and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard.
And witness Stanley Hopkins' first meeting with the remote logician
he idolizes. Lyndsay Faye, two-time Edgar Award nominee, debuted
with Dust and Shadow, her much-admired novel pitting Sherlock
Holmes against Jack the Ripper. Now Faye is back with a thrilling
volume of new and previously published short stories and novellas
narrated by those who knew the Great Detective best. Reviewers on
Observations by Gaslight: 'Faye is an expert on all things
Sherlockian, she has unparalleled flair.' CrimeReads 'Meat and
drink for fans of the Canon of the Sacred Writings.' Kirkus
One of "Publishers Weekly'"s""Top Ten Mystery/Thrillers of the
Year
One of "Kirkus Reviews' "Ten Best Crime Novels of the Year
One of Gillian Flynn's "Recommendations for the Season" on
"Today"
Edgar(R) Award Nominee for Best Novel
ALA Reading List Award for Best Mystery
1845: New York City forms its first police force. The great potato
famine hits Ireland.
These two events will change New York City forever...
Timothy Wilde tends bar, saving every dollar in hopes of winning
the girl of his dreams. But when his dreams are destroyed by a fire
that devastates downtown Manhattan, he is left with little choice
but to accept a job in the newly minted New York City Police
Department.
Returning exhausted from his rounds one night, Tim collides
with a girl no more than ten years old... covered in blood. She
claims that dozens of bodies are buried in the forest north of
Twenty-Third Street. Timothy isn't sure whether to believe her, but
as the image of a brutal killer is slowly revealed and anti-Irish
rage infects the city, the reluctant copper star is engaged in a
battle that may cost him everything...
One of The "Wall Street Journal"'s""Ten Best Mysteries of the
Year
"Amazing...This is a series for the ages, it's so
spectacular."--Gillian Flynn, #1 "New York Times" bestselling
author of "Gone Girl"
1846: In New York City, slave catching isn't just legal--it's law
enforcement.
Six months after the formation of the NYPD, its most reluctant and
talented officer, Timothy Wilde, learns of the gruesome underworld
of lies and corruption ruled by the "blackbirders," who snatch free
Northerners of color from their homes, masquerade them as slaves,
and sell them South to toil as plantation property.
When the beautiful and terrified Lucy Adams staggers into
Timothy's office to report a robbery and is asked what was stolen,
her reply is, "My family." Their search for her mixed-race sister
and son will plunge Timothy and his feral brother, Valentine, into
a world where police are complicit and politics savage, and where
corpses appear in the most shocking of places...
Discover Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson through the eyes of those
who knew them best. From familiar faces like Mrs Hudson to minor
characters like Lomax the sub-librarian, Observations by Gaslight -
told through diaries, telegrams, and even grocery lists - paints a
masterful portrait of Holmes and Watson as you have never seen them
before. See Irene Adler team up with her former adversary in an
eerie and near-deadly enquiry. Learn of the case that cemented the
friendship between Holmes and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard.
And witness Stanley Hopkins' first meeting with the remote logician
he idolizes. Lyndsay Faye, two-time Edgar Award nominee, debuted
with Dust and Shadow, her much-admired novel pitting Sherlock
Holmes against Jack the Ripper. Now Faye is back with a thrilling
volume of new and previously published short stories and novellas
narrated by those who knew the Great Detective best. Reviewers on
Observations by Gaslight: 'Faye is an expert on all things
Sherlockian, she has unparalleled flair.' CrimeReads 'Meat and
drink for fans of the Canon of the Sacred Writings.' Kirkus
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