Arrowood Contributor(s): Finlay, Mick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1418598003 ISBN-13: 9781418598006 Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Inspiration - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: 1895: Londres est asustado. Un asesino est al acecho en las calles de la ciudad. Los pobres estan hambrientos; los jefes del crimen est n tomando el control; la fuerza policial est a punto de colapsar. Mientras los ricos buscan a Sherlock Holmes, el famoso detective privado raramente visita las calles sobrepobladas del sur de Londres, donde los cr menes son peores y la gente es m s pobre. En un oscuro rinc n de Southwark, las v ctimas recurren a un hombre que desprecia a Holmes, a su clientela adinerada y a su alardeante enfoque forense hacia el crimen: Arrowood, psic logo autodidacta, borracho ocasional e investigador privado. Cuando un hombre desaparece misteriosamente y la pista clave de Arrowood es brutalmente apu alada ante sus ojos, l y su compa ero Barnett enfrentan su investigaci n m s dif cil hasta ahora: capturar al jefe de la pandilla m s peligrosa de Londres... En la tradici n best seller de Anthony Horowitz y Andrew Taylor, este crimen gloriosamente oscuro perseguir a los lectores mucho tiempo despu s de haber le do la ltima p gina.
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Contributor Bio(s): Finlay, Mick: - Mick Finlay was born in Glasgow and grew up in Canada and England. He now divides his time between Brighton and Cambridge. He teaches in a Psychology Department, and has published social psychological research on political violence, persuasion, and verbal and non-verbal behaviour. He reads widely in history, psychology, and enjoys a variety of fiction genres (including crime, of course!) Mick used his background in psychology for writing his first book, a historical crime novel Arrowood, set in Victorian London. |