Shadow of the Serpent: An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1

By David Ashton

Book Overview

...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY- 'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' actor Brian Cox - 'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society - 'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times

1880, Edinburgh.
Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.

BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES

THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES
1 - Shadow of the Serpent
2 - Fall from Grace
3 - A Trick of the Light
4 - Nor Will He Sleep

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473631009
• ISBN13: 9781473631007
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Two Roads
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"