FICTION

Murder as a Fine Art

by Morrell. David

Mulholland: Little, Brown. 2013. 384p. ISBN 9780316216784. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9780316216777. M

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Notorious opium addict and memoirist Thomas De Quincy is a suspect in a series of ghastly murders terrorizing 19th-century London. With the assistance of his bright daughter Emily and determined Scotland Yard detectives, De Quincy must stop a killer who bases his crimes on notorious cases.

VERDICT Winner of the Reading List Award for Best Mystery, this expertly plotted page-turner is packed with tense action and diverting historical minutia. (LJ 12/12)

Reviewed by ALA RUSA-CODES Reading List Council Members , May 15, 2016

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