Dark Matter : The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton: A Novel (Paperback)

from AltheaAnn

If you are interested in finding a book to read with the goal of learning more about Isaac Newton... read another book. If, on the other hand, you are interested in a reasonably entertaining historical murder mystery - check this out.The Newton we meet here is more Sherlock Holmes than, well, New...

from BruderBane

"Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton" starts off quite well with numerous hints of scientific ciphers and dark English societies. However unlike many Philip Kerr novels have in the past, it ends on a rather languid and lethargic note. I liked the play between Mr. Kerr's main charact...

from kvrfan

Isaac Newton: crimefighter? Who would have known?It all comes about because Newton was the warden of England's mint, and counterfeit specie has been found undermining the economy as England wars with France. Such actions could bring the whole country down. If there's not enough good money out the...

from MarkBeronte

Dark Matter is the lastest masterwork of suspense from Philip Kerr, the internationally bestselling and brilliantly innovative thriller writer who has dazzled readers with his imaginative, fast-paced novels. Like An Instance of the Fingerpost, The Name of the Rose, and Kerr's own Berlin Noir tril...

from jefware

Makes late 17th century London come alive. What a grim place!