London Dust
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Guardian, 22nd March, 2003
'... full of power and substance, London Dust is an assured debut ... a compelling and evocative novel that brings the past, and its dead, to life again.'
Book Description
A startlingly well written debut - a murder mystery set in Victorian London, in the bestselling tradition of Sarah Walters
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a mystery story and a rather mysterious book. The mixture of styles, and the use of the present tense, makes for a difficult initial read and a very staccato presentation. The short chapters are headed by London place and street names, and a map of Victorian London would be a helpful addition to the text. The majority of the characters are straightforwardly presented, but the heroine, writing in the first person, appears from the quality of her prose to be educated far beyond her station in life. As she is also a mystery, having no clear past and no apparent future, this does not particularly matter, but it did, possibly with the author's intention, make this reader wonder a little about her. Perhaps Lee Jackson is adding a postmodern touch to his Victorian young woman.
So do not expect Elizabeth Gaskell, or even Wilkie Collins, although the latter would not have been ashamed of the plot. But you can look forward to a good story, fast paced, funny at times, and with an exciting gothic tone. There is enough of a sense of time and place to provide pleasure. Clearly Lee Jackson is very much at home in his chosen milieu and the reader is quickly drawn in to mid-nineteenth century London. The heroine, Natalie Meadows, is the only character we get to know much about, and perhaps in a future novel Lee Jackson will be able to continue her story for our entertainment.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In London of the 1850s, a famous actress is murdered. Her friend, Natalie Meadows jumps off the Blackfriars Bridge soon after the death. However, Natalie does not die and, by assuming another identity, she is free to attempt to solve the murder of her friend. As we travel the squalid streets of Victorian London we meet a whole host of unsavory characters any of which could have been responsible for the death of the actress. As usual, the closer Natalie gets to the solution, the more she places herself into danger.
Lee Jackson has a strong interest in Victorian London. In a sense, this book is really a travelogue of London in this time period and the careful attention to historical detail is one of the book's major strengths. The mystery, itself, is almost superfluous and the solution somewhat disappointing. In fact, the actual ending is a bit obtuse. The fact that this is a first novel makes this an impressive enough effort. Recommended.
Lee Jackson has a strong interest in Victorian London. In a sense, this book is really a travelogue of London in this time period and the careful attention to historical detail is one of the book's major strengths. The mystery, itself, is almost superfluous and the solution somewhat disappointing. In fact, the actual ending is a bit obtuse. The fact that this is a first novel makes this an impressive enough effort. Recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This books starts really well with the suicide of a young girl who becomes the focal character but I did feel that although the characters were well though out and 3 dimensional, they confused the story too much and it became more of a melodrama than a compelling murder mystery. I feel there were one or two characters too many and without them I don't feel the whodunnit factor would have been compromised. Overall it was a good read and I would be interested in reading the author's next book to see if his style of narrative improves.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
London Dust is a very good book
London Dust is a very good book it is intense and a good mystery that depicts Victorian England Era very well. The book is so good that I have oredered more books by Lee Jackson.
Published 22 months ago by earthdome
total let down
Shallow character exploration. Faulty, unbelievable plot. Jerky first person narrative. Lots of reference to the East End of London, but a map would have been helpful. Read more
Published on 14 July 2007 by Martin Barnett
Solid Victorian melodrama
Lee Jackson writes good, solid and interesting detective/murder novels, all based in and around Victorian London. He gets the atmosphere right, and his facts accurate. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2007 by P. W. H. Bradley
London Dust - Lee Jackson
London Dust is a Victorian murder mystery that's not too heavy going. Each character unfolds as the story goes on, all very believable. Read more
Published on 6 May 2003
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
