The Figure in the Photograph, Kevin Sullivan
The Figure in the Photograph, Kevin Sullivan
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The Figure in the Photograph

Author: Kevin Sullivan

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2020

Synopsis

1898. When Juan's father is killed while working as a photographer in Cuba, the young man is left with nothing but his last photos amid the chaos as the war between Spain and America escalates. But the images reveal a sinister truth to his father's last moments, and Juan soon realises his death was no accident. The young man travels alone to Scotland to grieve with his surviving family and soon immerses himself in the study of photography and pioneers a self-timer. When this technology inadvertently solves a crime, it is not long before the device draws the attention of local law enforcement, and he is invited to Glasgow to assist police hunt down a serial killer.

About Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The Washington Post and a bestselling author. His book, Trump on Trial, coauthored with his wife and Washington Post colleague Mary Jordan, features reporting from dozens of Washington Post journalists, and traces the investigation, acquittal, and aftermath of the impeachment of Donald Trump. The last book Sullivan and Jordan wrote was the #1 New York Times bestseller, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, the story of Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, who were kidnapped in Cleveland and held for a decade. They previously wrote The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail. They were the Washington Post’s co-bureau chiefs in Tokyo, Mexico City, and London for fourteen years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Xavier on April 23, 2020

The Figure In The Photograph is an historical mystery novel by author Kevin Sullivan. It takes place in the very late 19th century, mainly in Glasgow. The book is written in a passise stand. This narration is fitting for a period piece, as we’re reading a journal (à la Dr Watson). Unfortunately, this......more

Goodreads review by Blaine on March 01, 2020

Really enjoyed this book. Some early reviews made me question its prose, but I found the pacing really good as our narrator Juan Cameron is a photographer and the writing reminds me of how a photographer looks at things, picking up a lot of details we might miss. And that is basically the premise of......more

Goodreads review by Liz on February 29, 2020

Review to follow.......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on February 28, 2020

I would like to thank Netgalley and Allison & Busby for an advance copy of The Figure in The Photograph, a historical novel set in Glasgow in 1898. Photographer Juan Camarón returns to his birth city of Glasgow from Cuba and accidentally solves a murder while experimenting with timer delayed photogra......more

Goodreads review by Mick on March 19, 2020

As this book focuses on photography, it’s interesting to know some exciting new technologies of the era (no, I don’t plan to do this for every historical book I read): - more or less ‘modern’ typewriters made by Remington in 1873 where the writer could see what he typed - 1878 – Heat ripening of gelat......more

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