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Chargement... Le cadavre du Métropolitainpar Lee Jackson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I inherited this from my dad who must have bought it for the link with the Metropolitan Line. I like learning about Victorian London so gave it a go. It was quite a good read - certainly I read it quite quickly and wanted to reach the denouement - but after I'd finished it, the appeal seemed a bit limited. None of the characters had real depth and to be honest it was all quite depressing. So a bit mixed. ( ) I first noticed this book soon after it was published, due to the cover picture which is based on the cover of a railway timetable for the newly opened Metropolitan underground line. Set in 1864, just a year after the opening of London's first underground line, the story starts with the discovery of a young woman's body in a second-class carriage. The crime is investigated by Inspector Decimus Webb, who is seen as eccentric by his fellow policemen because he rides a newfangled boneshaker bicycle, but the story is seen from several points of view, not just that of the investigating officers. I liked the setting, but some of the characters didn't ring true, and the policemen didn't seem to do much detecting. Clara White works as a maid. Her mother's room mate is found dead on the Metropolitan underground railway. A man is seen running away from the train when she's found. He's a likely suspect and the Police investigate him. He left behind a notebook full of observations about the London underworld. The investigation bring Inspector Decimus Webb to the Holborn Refuge where the young woman lodged. When Clara's mother is found dead more questions arise. It's a story with a lot of twists and turns and a lot of period detail that rings of truth without being too detailed. This foray into the world of Victorian Prostitution and redemtion and the secrets in people's lives is interesting and I enjoyed reading it. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The last train of the night pulls into the gas-lit platform of Baker Street underground station. A young woman is found strangled, her body abandoned in a second-class carriage. The brutal 'Railway Murder' brings Inspector Decimus Webb to the newly-formed Metropolitan Line on bleak winter's night. His investigation leads him through the slums of Victorian London to the Holborn Refuge, a home for 'Fallen women', and to Clara White, a respectable servant. But Clara has her own tragic and shameful history. As her past is revealed, Inspector Webb must decide whether she is merely a victim of circumstances, or prime suspect. Only then can he unearth a dark secret, hidden in the depths of underground London. Lee Jackson's second novel brilliantly recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian London, taking readers on a suspense-filled journey through its criminal underworld. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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