"After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper" - a dramatic first sentence for this accomplished first novel. Introduced as a lost curiosity of Victorian literature, complete with footnotes and bibliography, it is a story of deception, love, betrayal - and revenge. Who is Edward Glyver? Is he really who he claims? What about Charles Daunt? Saints - or sinners? This is an excellent read straight out of the Wilkie Collins' stable.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 36 September 2006 ) |
