Summary
In Paris, at the end of the nineteenth century, a man with a perfect memory murders his wife. But that is only the start of the story… A dazzling literary mystery from prizewinning author Marcus Sedgwick.
Paris, 1899. Marcel Despres is arrested for the murder of his wife and transferred to the famous Salpetriere asylum. And there the story might have stopped.
But the doctor assigned to his care soon realises this is no ordinary patient: Marcel Despres, Mister Memory, is a man …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444751987 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444751980 |
| Author: | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Mulholland Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 574g |
| Dimensions: | 239mm x 161mm x 28mm |
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Marcus Sedgwick is a true original - Independent on The Book of Dead Days
Like Pullman, Sedgwick draws characters so magnetic that readers will find it hard to look away. - Booklist on My Swordhand is SingingYou’re in safe hands with Sedgwick - Guardian on The Book of Dead DaysClassy, elegant and gripping… A novel for a chilly night with a cup of tea and a warm blanket where you start reading and then go on and on, unable to stop.This macabre fantasy follows a trail of blood across Europe over 50 years…Stylish, thrilling and fast, you needn’t be a horror fan to enjoy this. - Sunday MirrorUtterly engaging and intelligently written… It has quite a cinematic feel to it with its dramatic settings and fast-paced mystery. A must for fans of sharp, fast-paced thrillers to intrigue and disturb (in the best possible way). - A Case for BooksThe style is much like a Victorian ghost story with the expectation of horror building with every page, drawing the reader in… I was enthralled. - Our Book ReviewsAbout The Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick is a widely admired, prizewinning author of YA fiction. His books have been shortlisted for over thirty awards, including the Carnegie Medal (five times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He won the Branford Boase award for his debut novel, Floodland, and the Booktrust Teenage Prize for My Swordhand is Singing. His first novel for adults, A LOVE LIKE BLOOD, was published in 2014.
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