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A novel of Fevers, Delirium and Discovery
In the not-too-distant future, a computer-bound desk clerk in New York City unearths an abandoned ID card which leads him to investigate the truth of what happened in a tropical laboratory in the 1890s, a truth in which the past, present and future all play a mysterious part. "Devilishly readable" Daily Telegraph; "Ingenious...combines the suspense of a Victorian melodrama with the fascination of a scientific thriller" Guardian
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- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1848544154
- ISBN 13 9781848544154
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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