Act of murder
Subtitle: a Victorian mystery
By: Alan Wright
Publisher: Polygon
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781846971679
Subjects: Police; Fiction; History
Description: It is 1894, and Richard Throstle and his wife Georgina arrive in Wigan with their ghoulish magic lantern show, Phantasmagoria. When Richard is found murdered in his hotel room, police sergeant Slevin takes care of the investigation. Meanwhile, the Morgan-Drew Players theatre troupe harbour many dark secrets.
Notes: "A blood-curdling Victorian whodunnit!"--Cover.

Dundee International Book Prize winner 2010.