Stephen Fry
'The most delicious, depraved, inventive, macabre and hilarious literary debut I can think of. More, I want more!'
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
GUARDIAN
'A perniciously addictive piece of escapism'
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
TIMES
'If you're going to have humorous pastiche, give me this any day, with its evocations of Edwardian melodrama and derring-do'
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Product Description
Lucifer Box is the darling of the Edwardian belle monde - society's most fashionable portrait painter is a wit, a dandy, a rake, the guest all hostesses (and not a few hosts) must have. But few know that Lucifer Box is also His Majesty's most accomplished and daring secret agent. And so of course when Britain's most prominent scientists begin turning up dead, there is only one man his country can turn to.
About the Author
Mark Gatiss is one of The League of Gentlemen from the multi-award winning television show, and the author of the hit novels The Vesuvius Club and its sequel The Devil in Amber. He has also written acclaimed radio and television scripts, including episodes of Doctor Who and Poirot. He has a thick comma of hair that will never stay in place and a rather cruel mouth.
