Winter at Death's Hotel
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- 27,99 zł
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- 27,99 zł
Publisher Description
Madness and murder await you...
Arthur Conan Doyle, renowned creator of Sherlock Holmes, arrives in New York with his wife Louisa ready to begin his first American tour. While he prepares his lectures, Louise becomes mesmerised by the vibrant and dangerous city. Especially when a woman's corpse is found in a Bowery alley and Louisa is convinced from the artist's sketch in the newspaper that she'd seen the victim in the hotel.
Although Arthur is sceptical about her fantasies, when Louisa sprains her ankle and is forced to remain in the hotel she can't resist pursuing her intuitions. And when more bodies start appearing, she's convinced that she holds the key to the killings. With the help of the hotel detective and an ambitious female reporter, Louisa starts to piece together a story of madness, murder and depravity.
A gripping historical mystery perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes. And don't miss THE FRIGHTENED MAN - the first book in Kenneth Cameron's gripping Denton crime mysteries featuring an amateur sleuth you'll never forget.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Arthur Conan Doyle takes a backseat to his strong-willed but devoted first wife, Louisa, during an 1896 American publicity tour in this gripping tale of mass mayhem from Cameron (The Bohemian Girl). No sooner does the famed couple settle into their suite at Manhattan's New Britannic Hotel than a young woman, somehow familiar to Louisa, is found savagely murdered in a nearby Bowery alleyway. Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt proves slightly inept as he strives to control a crime wave in a gang-ridden city where women are frequent victims of assault. New Yorkers begin to fear that they might have their own version of Jack the Ripper on the loose after another butchered body turns up. Louisa assumes the detective role when an injury prevents her from accompanying her husband to Buffalo and beyond on his book tour. The action builds to an enigmatic and harrowing resolution. The explicit sex and violence may not be to the taste of every Holmes fan.
