The Extraordinary & Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle, 9781904233619
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Victorian inventor sleuth battles bizarre foes, explosions, and high society.

The Extraordinary & Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle

Number 1 in series

$32.49

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    29 October 2006

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Summary

Book 1 in the Horatio Lyle series.

In Victorian London at the height of the industrial revolution, Horatio Lyle is a former Special Constable with a passion for science and invention. He’s also an occasional, but reluctant, sleuth. The truth is that he’d rather be in his lab tinkering with dangerous chemicals and odd machinery than running around the cobbled streets of London trying to track down stolen goods. But when Her Majesty’s Government calls, Horatio swaps his microscope for a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781904233619
ISBN-10:1904233619
Author:Catherine Webb
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:ATOM
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:29 October 2006
Weight:220g
Dimensions:196mm x 124mm x 22mm
Series:Horatio Lyle
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Critics Review

‘The author’s prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony andprecision … This is the art that conceals art. I haven’t readanything with such unalloyed pleasure for a long time’ SUNDAYTELEGRAPH

[Catherine Webb is] by any standards, a Writer, in the proper sense. She produces clever, surprising prose… Rich in action and character. - Sunday Times

A hell of a romp, fuelled by the kind of unstoppable imagination that only the young can achieve - Seven magazine (Sunday Telegraph)

A thrilling story - Sunday Times

A heady concoction - Publishing News

About The Author

Catherine Webb

With several novels already in print at just 18, Catherine has quickly established herself as one of the most talented and exciting young writers in the UK.

Author Location: Stoke Newington, London

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