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The start of an enticing new historical series set in Victorian London; introducing Leo Stanhope: a transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future
Leo Stanhope. Avid chess player; assistant to a London coroner; in love with Maria; and hiding a very big secret.
For Leo was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. But knowing he was meant to be a man – despite the evidence of his body – and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as a man ever since: his secret known to only a few trusted people. But when Maria is found dead, Leo is accused of her murder and stands to lose not just the woman he loves, but his freedom and ultimately, his life.
A wonderfully atmospheric debut, rich in character and setting, in The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve has created a world that crime readers will want to return to again and again.
Product details
| Published | 01 Jun 2018 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 384 |
| ISBN | 9781408892701 |
| Imprint | Raven Books |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Series | A Leo Stanhope Case |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight
Red
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From the first page of Reeve's masterful debut, we are plunged into murky Victorian London. This is a brilliantly gripping, unsettling Gothic tale of murder, identity and desire
Diva
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Highly original
Guardian
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Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes. I await Leo's – and Reeve's – return eagerly.
The i
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Creating a genuinely original protagonist in historical crime fiction is difficult, but Alex Reeve has succeeded ... An intriguing murder mystery and a complex portrait of a man isolated by his awareness of who he truly is
Sunday Times
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An ingenious, pacey mystery with a sympathetic hero
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