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Some Danger Involved
- Author
- Will Thomas
- Narrator
- Antony Ferguson
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 29 November 2016
- Run Time
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
As they inch ever closer to the shocking truth behind the murder, Llewelyn is drawn deeper and deeper into Barker's peculiar world of vigilante detective work, as well as the heart of London's teeming underworld.
Brimming with wit and unforgettable characters and steeped in authentic period detail, Some Danger Involved is a captivating novel that introduces an equally captivating duo.
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Details
- Author
- Will Thomas
- Narrator
- Antony Ferguson
- Duration
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 November 2016
- ISBN
- 9781515983798
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
An atmospheric debut novel set on the gritty streets of Victorian London, Some Danger Involved introduces detective Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, as they work to solve the gruesome murder of a young scholar in London's Jewish ghetto. When the eccentric and enigmatic Barker takes the case, he must hire an assistant, and out of all who answer an ad for a position with "some danger involved," he chooses downtrodden Llewelyn, a gutsy young man with a murky past.As they inch ever closer to the shocking truth behind the murder, Llewelyn is drawn deeper and deeper into Barker's peculiar world of vigilante detective work, as well as the heart of London's teeming underworld.Brimming with wit and unforgettable characters and steeped in authentic period detail, Some Danger Involved is a captivating novel that introduces an equally captivating duo.
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