Title: Ruler of the night
Description: Opium addict Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter Emily investigate the strangling of a lawyer in what is the first murder on an English train, and they uncover a dangerous secret that reaches the highest levels of British society.
Subjects: Fathers and daughters, Social life and customs, Murder, Investigation, Fiction, Manners and customs, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Crime, fiction
Places: London (England)
People: Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859)
Time periods: 19th century