Mr. Timothy [Paperback]

‘Vigorous, well imagined and thoroughly entertaining. Louis Bayard can write up a storm’ (Literary Review )

'A vividly imagined historical thriller' (Elle )

'Dazzling... soaring language, memorable characters, splendidly atmospheric settings' (People magazine )

'One of the coolest books of the year' (James Frey )

'Fabulous... shimmering... one truly engaging book' (Entertainment Weekly )

'With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a shilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race' (Wall Street Journal )

'Inventive and amusing' (New York Times )

'Highly atmospheric, splendid stuff.' (The Bookseller )

'Highly atmospheric, splendid stuff.'

'A vividly imagined historical thriller'

'Inventive and amusing' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'Highly atmospheric, splendid stuff.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

In Louis Bayard’s brilliantly imagined novel, Tiny Tim of 'Christmas Carol' fame has cast his crutches aside. Determined to cut his financial ties to his Uncle Ebenezer, he now spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasure hidden in their pockets. One day, he comes across a girl’s body, branded with a mysterious ‘G’. Then he finds another girl with a similar brand – but she is still alive. Determined to protect Philomela and get to the bottom of the mystery, Tim embarks on an astonishing adventure...



With wonderful characters, a compelling plot and the vivid atmosphere of Victorian London, this page-turner is gripping from beginning to end.

Half-English, half-American, Louis Bayard now lives in Washington DC. MR TIMOTHY is his first novel to be published in the UK.