num_pages: 160
description: An irresistible combination of art-history and dead bodies. • Art mysteries are very popular with mystery readers, and their popularity has only grown with the success of The Da Vinci Code; F&amp;M's edition of the art mystery Landscape of Lies, by Peter Watson, has sold close to 5,000 copies since publication in the 3rd quarter of 2005. • The first in the Tim Simpson series of art mysteries, each of which centers on a specific (real) work of art; the work in question will be featured on the cover of the F&amp;M edition. • The author is an acknowledged expert in the field, and has written extensively on art and antiques. • Vivid, lively, and original ... a very good first novel—Times Literary Supplement (UK) • Of the many mystery writers who base their work on art, John Malcolm is one of the best ... He is an urbane writer who weaves his plots with a sure, graceful hand—New York Times
language: English
title: A Back Room in Somers Town
titlecomplete: A Back Room in Somers Town
genres: Crime, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 48
series: Tim Simpson
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: Ballantine Books