Shadow of the Serpent, David Ashton
Shadow of the Serpent, David Ashton
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Shadow of the Serpent
An Inspector McLevy Mystery 1

Author: David Ashton

Narrator: David Ashton

Unabridged: 11 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 05/05/2016

Synopsis


LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES.
THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR McLEVY.
'DAVID ASHTON IMPECCABLY EVOKES EDINBURGH' Financial Times
ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' The Times
'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' Brian Cox
'EXCELLENT' The Sherlock Holmes Society
'A REAL PAGE-TURNER' Sunday Post
'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO' Herald

1880, Edinburgh.
Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.

(P)2016 John Murray Press

About David Ashton

DAVID ASHTON was born in Greenock in 1941. He studied at Central Drama School, London, from 1964 to 1967, and most recently appeared in The Last King of Scotland and The Etruscan Smile. David started writing in 1984 and he has seen many of his plays and TV adaptations broadcast - he wrote early episodes of EastEnders and Casualty, and twelve McLevy series for BBC Radio 4.inspectormclevy.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by CuteBadger

In the Victorian era, Edinburgh prostitutes are being murdered by a particularly vicious killer. Inspector James McLevy has seen something similar before, but can the trail really be leading to a nationally-prominent figure? I read a lot of crime books, and being Scottish, I particularly enjoy those......more

Goodreads review by edifanob

David Ashton is an excellent author. I love his writing. Inspector McLevy is a great character. The description of Edinburgh is awesome and the use of old words and Scottish words (I admit I had to use an online Scottish dictionary several times) is the cherry on the cake when it comes to authencity......more

Goodreads review by Margaret

I read a lot of crime fiction and especially detective fiction, so a Victorian mystery set in Scotland that was based on a real person sounded intriguing. Unfortunately, this book didn’t begin to hold my attention until it was almost over. I found too many problematic juxtapositions, the main one be......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES
Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city. David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners Financial Times

An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing The Times

McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series

David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you The Sherlock Holmes Society

Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own Scotsman

A real page-turner The Sunday Post

Dripping with melodrama and derring-do Herald

You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters BBC Radio 4

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