Murder as a fine art

Blurb

A writer in Victorian London turns detective to clear his own name in this historical mystery series debut by a New York Times –bestselling author. Winner of the Macavity and Nero Awards ALA Reading List Award for Best Mystery "A masterpiece . . .a fantastic historical thriller, beautifully written, intricately plotted, and populated with unforgettable characters… . . . If you liked The Alienist , you will absolutely love this book. I was spellbound from the first page to last." —Douglas Preston" "An absolute master of the thriller." —Dean Koontz Thomas De Quincey, infamous for his memoir Confessions of an English Opium-Eater , is the major suspect in a series of ferocious murders identical to ones that terrorized London forty-three years earlier. The blueprint for the killings seems to be De Quincey's essay On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts . Desperate to clear his name but crippled by opium addiction, De Quincey is aided by his devoted daughter Emily and a pair of determined Scotland Yard detectives. In Murder as a Fine Art , David Morrell plucks De Quincey, Victorian London, and the Ratcliffe Highway murders from history. Fogbound streets become a battleground between a literary star and a brilliant murderer, whose lives are linked by secrets long buried but never forgotten. "A highly entertaining thriller. . . . An inspired blend of innovation, history, and gore. Murder is rarely this much fun." — Washington Post "Morrell writes action scenes like nobody's business." — New York Times Book Review "A brilliantly plotted thriller that will take you to the cobble-stoned streets of Victorian London." — Entertainment Weekly