The devil's making
"Victoria, 1869. The ramshackle capital of British Columbia, the last colony in North America, where a few thousand settlers aspire to the values of the Victorian age while coexisting beside the native Indians that vastly outnumber them. That peace is challenged when a mutilated body is discovered:...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Minotaur Books,
2015.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | "Victoria, 1869. The ramshackle capital of British Columbia, the last colony in North America, where a few thousand settlers aspire to the values of the Victorian age while coexisting beside the native Indians that vastly outnumber them. That peace is challenged when a mutilated body is discovered: Dr. McCrory, an American alienist whose methods include phrenology, Mesmerism, and sexual-mystical magnetation. Chad Hobbes, recently arrived from England, is the policeman who must solve the crime"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "A mystery"--Jacket. "A Thomas Dunne book." Originally published: Canada : Stone Flower Press, 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 367 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250069405 1250069408 |
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