Thomas de Quincey Mysteries: Ruler of the Night Lib/E (Audiobook)

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After having read Thomas De Quincey's famous “Confessions of an English Opium Eater” (1821) a couple of months back, I am amazed that David Morrell was able to use it as a springboard for an excellent historical mystery, let alone a whole series of them. Yet “Ruler of the Night” (2016) makes fine...

from fhudnell

I like this series of historical mysteries that combine intricate plots and interesting characters. They have just enough period details without getting bogged down with too much description. This is the third in the series, but it is the only one I've listened to. The narrator of the audiobook, ...

from KateBaxter

Looking for well researched historical fiction and an excellent mystery with tremendous amounts of detail, then this is the book for you. Author David Morrell is a master of the writing craft. His style is highly descriptive, atmospheric, poetic at times, logical and well constructed. From the ou...

from cathyskye

Ruler of the Night is the brilliant conclusion to David Morrell's Victorian mystery trilogy. I cannot recommend these books highly enough. Each centers on a crime that changed how the public viewed the world. Murder As a Fine Art centered on the unsolved Radcliffe Highway murders; the second, Ins...

from cathyskye

Ruler of the Night is the brilliant conclusion to David Morrell's Victorian mystery trilogy. I cannot recommend these books highly enough. Each centers on a crime that changed how the public viewed the world. Murder As a Fine Art centered on the unsolved Radcliffe Highway murders; the second, Ins...