Some Danger Involved: A NovelSimon and Schuster, 2004 M06 3 - 304 páginas An atmospheric debut novel set on the gritty streets of Victorian London, Some Danger Involved introduces detective Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, as they work to solve the gruesome murder of a young scholar in London's Jewish ghetto. When the eccentric and enigmatic Cyrus Barker takes on the recent murder case of a young scholar in London's Jewish ghetto, he realizes that he must hire an assistant, and out of all who answer an ad for a position with "some danger involved," he chooses downtrodden Llewelyn, a gutsy young man with a murky past. As they inch ever closer to the shocking truth behind the murder, Llewelyn is drawn deeper and deeper into Barker's peculiar world of vigilante detective work, as well as the heart of London's teeming underworld. Brimming with wit and unforgettable characters and steeped in authentic period detail, Some Danger Involved is a captivating page-turner that introduces an equally captivating duo. |
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... stood and pointed to a place on the Persian carpet in front of the desk. I moved to the spot and stood. My prospective employer came from behind the desk, without bothering to offer his hand, and began to walk in a slow, clockwise ...
... stood and pointed to a place on the Persian carpet in front of the desk. I moved to the spot and stood. My prospective employer came from behind the desk, without bothering to offer his hand, and began to walk in a slow, clockwise ...
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... stood and looked at each other. I was breathing heavily, creating clouds of vapor in the cold spring air. Barker did not appear to be taxed in any way by his exertions and stood immobile, contemplating me. For a moment, I thought of ...
... stood and looked at each other. I was breathing heavily, creating clouds of vapor in the cold spring air. Barker did not appear to be taxed in any way by his exertions and stood immobile, contemplating me. For a moment, I thought of ...
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... stood in a confined space, with concrete walls on both sides. Barker pointed down a flight of long steps into Stygian blackness. He was playing Virgil to my Dante. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. Very well, I motioned, lead on. I ...
... stood in a confined space, with concrete walls on both sides. Barker pointed down a flight of long steps into Stygian blackness. He was playing Virgil to my Dante. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. Very well, I motioned, lead on. I ...
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... stood and applauded my performance, but I managed to get a few pieces of fried pork in my mouth before the plate disappeared and the next arrived. It was a good thing, too, for I was just about to set my chopsticks down on my plate. “By ...
... stood and applauded my performance, but I managed to get a few pieces of fried pork in my mouth before the plate disappeared and the next arrived. It was a good thing, too, for I was just about to set my chopsticks down on my plate. “By ...
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... stood up to leave. “Ah, I almost forgot. There is a stack of books on the desk by your bed—” “My bed, sir?” “Yes. Didn't I make myself plain? Lodgings and meals are included in the terms of employment. I cannot have my assistant ...
... stood up to leave. “Ah, I almost forgot. There is a stack of books on the desk by your bed—” “My bed, sir?” “Yes. Didn't I make myself plain? Lodgings and meals are included in the terms of employment. I cannot have my assistant ...
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Página 40 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Página 233 - And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Página 38 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground. He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.