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Ruler of the night

Opium addict Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter Emily investigate the strangling of a lawyer in what is the first murder on an English train, and they uncover a dangerous secret that reaches the highest levels of British society.

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Main Author: Morrell, David, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Mulholland Books 2016.
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De Quincey, Thomas, > 1785-1859 > Fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Biographical fiction > England.
Historical fiction > England.
Mystery fiction > England.
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Summary:Opium addict Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter Emily investigate the strangling of a lawyer in what is the first murder on an English train, and they uncover a dangerous secret that reaches the highest levels of British society.
Physical Description:342 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780316307901
0316307904
Author Notes:David Morrell, an award-winning Canadian writer of horror fiction, was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He was educated at the University of Waterloo and earned his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Morrell is best known as the creator of John Rambo, the hero of his first novel, First Blood. The novel was adapted for screen and starred Sylvester Stallone. Although Morrell was not happy with the depiction of the Rambo character in the movie, he did write several sequels to First Blood and two further scripts for the sequels to the original movie. He also wrote a number of other books including The Brotherhood of the Rose which became a best seller in 1984.

David Morrell has written one scholarly work, John Barth: An Introduction, published by Pennsylvania State University in 1977 and has taught at the University of Iowa. He now lives in the United States with his wife and daughter (another child, a son, is deceased).

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