The Shadow of William Quest (A William Quest Victorian Mystery Thriller) - Softcover

Bainbridge, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1496107616 ISBN 13: 9781496107619

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

London 1853 – Where the grand houses of the wealthy lie a stone's throw from the vilest slums and rookeries of the poor.A mysterious stranger carrying a swordstick walks the gaslit alleys and night houses seeking vengeance.A man determined to fight for justice against all the wrongs of Victorian society.Who is the secretive William Quest?Following Quest's trail from the teeming streets of London to the lonely coast of Norfolk, Inspector Anders of Scotland Yard is determined to uncover the truth.This exciting Victorian thriller takes the reader into the sinister hinterlands of Victorian London as the hunter becomes the hunted. Then to the wild and lonely countryside of Norfolk for an exciting denouement.

About this title

About the Author:

John Bainbridge is the author of over thirty books and numerous articles for newspapers and magazines. He read literature and nineteenth century social history at the University of East Anglia and specialises in the history of the Victorian underworld. See also the detective novel "A Seaside Mourning".

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1496107616
• ISBN 13: 9781496107619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392