Inspector of the Dead, David Morrell
Inspector of the Dead, David Morrell
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Inspector of the Dead

Author: David Morrell

Narrator: Matthew Wolf

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2015

Synopsis

Legendary thriller writer David Morrell transports readers to the fogbound streets of London, where a killer plots to assisinate Queen Victoria.

The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government. The Empire teeters. Amid this crisis comes opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, one of the most notorious and brilliant personalities of Victorian England. Along with his irrepressible daughter, Emily, and their Scotland Yard companions, Ryan and Becker, De Quincey finds himself confronted by an adversary who threatens the heart of the nation.

This killer targets members of the upper echelons of British society, leaving with each corpse the name of someone who previously attempted to kill Queen Victoria. The evidence indicates that the ultimate victim will be Victoria herself.

Author Bio

David Morrell is the critically author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He holds a PhD in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. His numerous New York Times bestsellers include the classic spy novel, The Brotherhood of the Rose (the basis for the only television mini-series to be broadcast after a Super Bowl). An Edgar and Anthony finalist, a Nero and Macavity winner, Morrell is a recipient of three Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers Association and the prestigious Thriller Master award from the International Thriller Writers organization. His writing book, The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing, discusses what he has learned in his more than four decades as an author. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit him online at DavidMorrell.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on January 07, 2019

”In the murderer worthy to be called an artist, there rages some great storm of passion---jealousy, ambition, vengeance, hatred---which creates a hell within him.” ---Thomas De Quincey “On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth” I must make a full confession; I read this book and wrote this review wit......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 03, 2021

In this 2nd book in the 'Thomas De Quincey' mystery series, the opium eater/detective is on the trail of a murderer who's threatened the Queen. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** This story takes place in 1850s London, just when England's government is collapsing because of the Crimean War.......more

Goodreads review by Efka on July 22, 2020

Antroji dalis visiškai niekuo nenusileidžia pirmai. Tiesą sakant, kadangi net ir veiksmo laikas skiriasi vos septyniomis savaitėmis, šią knygą galima lengvai suvokti kaip tiesiog dar vieną pirmos knygos skyrių. Gal kiek brutalesnį, kruvinesnį, bet iš principo niekuo nuo ankstesnių nesiskiriantį skyr......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 19, 2016

The story opens on a foggy late night in Victorian London. A mysterious stranger is walking the streets when he is attacked by a begger. The mysterious stranger makes quick work of his attacker, disarming and disabling in one swift movement. He then offers the begger a hefty fee to meet him at an ad......more

Goodreads review by Bev on February 07, 2024

There's no such thing as forgetting. The inscriptions on our memories remain forever, just as the stars seem to withdraw during daylight but emerge when the darkness returns. Thomas De Quincey in Inspector of the Dead (2015) by David Morrell It is the time of the Crimean War and things are not going......more

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