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It s a highly compelling, immaculately written 19th-century murder mystery. --Independent on Sunday
A necessary eye for squalor, meticulous research and deft plotting, as well as the ability to handle the difficult God's-eye-view narration with aplomb...you'll be guaranteed to enjoy. --The Guardian
A necessary eye for squalor, meticulous research and deft plotting, as well as the ability to handle the difficult God's-eye-view narration with aplomb...you'll be guaranteed to enjoy. --The Guardian
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Tom-All-Alone's is a dark and gripping Victorian murder mystery, immersing the reader in a grim London underworld.
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Gripping tale, beautifully written,
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I read Tom-All-Alone's in a day. I rarely read novels, but I found I just couldn't put this down. I have never read any Dickens but was encouraged to hear that although this book is inspired by the characters and settings from Dickens' Bleak House, the book stands alone as a murder mystery and could be enjoyed equally by both Dickens fans, and those of us who have passed him by. I loved the book and would concur that having no knowledge of Bleak House did not interfere with my enjoyment of the story in the slightest.
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This novel is by the author of the excellent Murder at Mansfield Park. Now it is 1850 and we are in Victorian London. Our hero is Charles Maddox, a 25 year old detective and whose Great-Uncle was the celebrated `thief-taker' of the author's previous work. This is certainly a stand-alone novel, but there is a definite link with the past book.Before becoming a detective, Charles Maddox worked for the police, where he was dismissed for insubordination - really daring to challenge the deductions of a superior officer. Now he is attempting to solve the Chadwick case and, to be fair, it is a difficult one. A man who dismissed his pregnant daughter from his house, only to find she had died and his grandchild - now aged sixteen - disappeared. Finding an orphan in the teeming city of London seems almost impossible, but Charles is trying his best when a new case appears. He has been recommended to the respectable and feared Edward Tulkinghorn, Attorney at Law, to help him in a "somewhat delicate matter." Indeed, this book abounds with delicate matters, which have been covered up. Unpleasant letters have been sent to Sir Julius Cremorne, the head of a City bank . Now Charles is not only searching for a missing child in the metropolis, but a threatening letter writer too. Charles Maddox is an intelligent hero and the author weaves him a full complement of family and friends, including his Great-Uncle and members of the police force he used to work with, as well as a cast of servants which include the mute and beautiful Molly. There are also nods to Victorian authors such as Charles Dickens (Tom-All-Alone is the name of the slum in "Bleak House"), Wilkie Collins and Henry Mayhew and echoes of Jack the Ripper. Charles visits the deepest slums, tanneries and pubs of London in pursuit of the truth. As his two cases collide, he uncovers terrible secrets, crimes and murder. The book also looks deeply at the role of women in Victorian society and how easily they were both revered and disregarded. This is a fantastic novel - atmospheric, descriptive and well written. I hope that the ending of the book hints of further adventures for Charles Maddox, who deserves a whole series of books. If the author is kind enough to write them, I would certainly want to read them. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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AN EXCELLENT VICTORIAN READ...,
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This review is from: Tom-All-Alone's (Hardcover)
Lynn Shepherd's writing is exceptional, as is the tantalising and gradual denouement of a dark, captivating detective mystery with more than a few twists and turns on the way. If you want to read a page-turning literary thriller with many allusions to Dickens - this is the book for you.
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