The Devil in Amber : A Lucifer Box Novel (Paperback)

from MikeFarquhar

The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss is the second novel to feature Lucifer Box, agent of the British Crown, dandy, bon vivant and serial romancer. Where the last book was set in the late Victorian period, this one features an older Box in the period between the Wars, when he's starting to feel his ...

from sarah_rubyred

I read this in a back to back book joined with Mark Gatiss's first Lucifer Box novel 'Vesuvius Clus@'. I enjoyed both books, very funny main character who is a bit of a dandy, sleeping with anyone he can find and having all sorts of jolly fun while he manages to save the world. Great holiday read.

from klaidlaw

This was my introduction to Mark Gatiss' "Lucifer Box" series. While I enjoyed the book, with it's bisexual bon vivant main character, the overall story line was a bit silly. The action is non-stop even if unbelievable. Lucifer Box is a likable personage, which helps keep the story moving. The st...

from jawalter

I actually purchased this book before its prequel, The Vesuvius Club, but held off on reading it until I'd managed to locate that book. Reading the two books out of order wouldn't have had an effect on my understanding, but that's just the way I roll.Sadly, The Devil in Amber isn't as entertainin...

from LadyHax

Lucifer Box is such a wonderful anti-hero who must be admired as much for his instinct of self-preservation and propensity to scream in fright as for his derring-do. Gatiss's novel is at once utterly silly (conjuring the devil) and poignant (the aging anti-hero mourning the loss of lovers and fri...