The Gentle Axe
Author | : R. N. Morris |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2008-03-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781101221297 |
ISBN-13 | : 1101221291 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Gentle Axe written by R. N. Morris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh off the case of a deranged student who murdered his landlady, noted police investigator Porfiry Petrovich barely takes a breath before a bizarre and very grisly double murder lands him back on the streets of the tsarist St. Petersburg he knows all too well. The sardonic sleuth follows a trail from the drinking dens of the Haymarket district to an altogether more genteel stratum of society-a hunt that leads him to a conclusion even he will find shocking. In the tradition of such first-rate historical novels such as The Alienist and The Dante Club, The Gentle Axe is atmospheric and tense storytelling from its dramatic opening to its stunning climax.