The Devil's Daughters
$35.15
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2016
Summary
- When young Scottish scientist James Murray receives a letter from Sofia Esposito, a woman he once loved and lost, he cannot refuse her cry for help. Sofia’s fifteen-year-old cousin has vanished but, because of her lower-class status, the police are unwilling to investigate.
Accompanied by his younger sister Lucy, Murray returns to the city of Turin where he was once apprenticed to the world-famous criminologist, Cesare Lombroso. As he embarks on his search for the missing…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409150312 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409150313 |
| Author: | Diana Bretherick |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 162mm x 32mm |
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’ The Devil’s Daughters makes good use of its Turin setting and its characters, particularly the real-life figure of the conceited, misguided yet brilliant Lombroso’
The Devil’s Daughters makes good use of its Turin setting and its characters, particularly the real-life figure of the conceited, misguided yet brilliant Lombroso - THE SUNDAY TIMES
A fine debut which should establish Bretherick as a writer of forensic skills - and definitely one to watch - Crime ReviewA historical crime novel with real originality and narrative energy - BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEAbout The Author
Diana Bretherick
Diana Bretherick is an ex-criminal barrister and now a lecturer in criminology and criminal law at Portsmouth University. She won the GOOD HOUSEKEEPING new novel competition in 2012.
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