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A city built on stolen paper. An empire governed from the dark. And a solitary ledger written in fire and blood.
London, 1839. In the sodden tenements of Islington, private inquiry agent Mark Hamilton lives by the surgical discipline drilled into him during his formative years under Sir Robert Peel’s newly minted constabulary. When he is retained by a Bloomsbury gentlewoman to locate Jeff Thomas—a legendary veteran of underground detection who vanished across the Irish Sea ninety days prior—Hamilton expects a routine missing-person inquiry.
Instead, the trail plunges him straight into a lethal collision between high finance and dockland brutality.
Thomas has not merely retired; he has embedded himself in the festering quays of Dublin to settle a blood-debt with Francis Smith, a ruthless financier who erected a merchant empire upon forged bonds and destroyed households. To sever Smith’s web, Thomas wages a solitary war against Cormac, a waterfront butcher who enforces his illicit trade through cold steel, institutional bribery, and an army of carrion ravens.
From the soot-choked alleys of St Giles and the catacombs of Whitehall to the smoke of transatlantic taverns and the birth of mechanical light through the daguerreotype, About the Art of Capturing Shadows weaves an expansive, richly textured mosaic of an empire where truth is the costliest contraband of all.
Perfect for readers of Caleb Carr (The Alienist), Ian McGuire (The North Water), and the forensic, historical wit of Sarah Perry and Susanna Clarke.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A city built on stolen paper. An empire governed from the dark. And a solitary ledger written in fire and blood.London, 1839. In the sodden tenements of Islington, private inquiry agent Mark Hamilton lives by the surgical discipline drilled into him during his formative years under Sir Robert Peel's newly minted constabulary. When he is retained by a Bloomsbury gentlewoman to locate Jeff Thomas-a legendary veteran of underground detection who vanished across the Irish Sea ninety days prior-Hamilton expects a routine missing-person inquiry.Instead, the trail plunges him straight into a lethal collision between high finance and dockland brutality.Thomas has not merely retired; he has embedded himself in the festering quays of Dublin to settle a blood-debt with Francis Smith, a ruthless financier who erected a merchant empire upon forged bonds and destroyed households. To sever Smith's web, Thomas wages a solitary war against Cormac, a waterfront butcher who enforces his illicit trade through cold steel, institutional bribery, and an army of carrion ravens.From the soot-choked alleys of St Giles and the catacombs of Whitehall to the smoke of transatlantic taverns and the birth of mechanical light through the daguerreotype, About the Art of Capturing Shadows weaves an expansive, richly textured mosaic of an empire where truth is the costliest contraband of all.Perfect for readers of Caleb Carr (The Alienist), Ian McGuire (The North Water), and the forensic, historical wit of Sarah Perry and Susanna Clarke. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798173558411
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A city built on stolen paper. An empire governed from the dark. And a solitary ledger written in fire and blood.London, 1839. In the sodden tenements of Islington, private inquiry agent Mark Hamilton lives by the surgical discipline drilled into him during his formative years under Sir Robert Peel's newly minted constabulary. When he is retained by a Bloomsbury gentlewoman to locate Jeff Thomas-a legendary veteran of underground detection who vanished across the Irish Sea ninety days prior-Hamilton expects a routine missing-person inquiry.Instead, the trail plunges him straight into a lethal collision between high finance and dockland brutality.Thomas has not merely retired; he has embedded himself in the festering quays of Dublin to settle a blood-debt with Francis Smith, a ruthless financier who erected a merchant empire upon forged bonds and destroyed households. To sever Smith's web, Thomas wages a solitary war against Cormac, a waterfront butcher who enforces his illicit trade through cold steel, institutional bribery, and an army of carrion ravens.From the soot-choked alleys of St Giles and the catacombs of Whitehall to the smoke of transatlantic taverns and the birth of mechanical light through the daguerreotype, About the Art of Capturing Shadows weaves an expansive, richly textured mosaic of an empire where truth is the costliest contraband of all.Perfect for readers of Caleb Carr (The Alienist), Ian McGuire (The North Water), and the forensic, historical wit of Sarah Perry and Susanna Clarke. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798173558411
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