Shadow of the Serpent - (Inspector McLevy) by David Ashton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><br><b>...WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES McLEVY</b><b><i> </i>'ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' <i>actor Brian Cox</i></b><b><i> </i></b><b>'EXCELLENT' <i>The Sherlock Holmes Society</i></b><b><i> </i></b><b>'DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO'<i> Herald </i></b><b>ELEGANT AND CONVINCING' <i>The Times </i></b> <p/><b>1880, Edinburgh.</b><br>Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from thirty years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent. <p/><b>BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 McLEVY DRAMA SERIES</b> <p/><b>THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES</b><br>1 - Shadow of the Serpent<br>2 - Fall from Grace<br>3 - A Trick of the Light<br>4 - Nor Will He Sleep<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Dripping with melodrama and derring-do</b>--<i><b>Herald</b></i><br><br><p><b>PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIES</b><br>Mclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city.<b> David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly</b> that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners</p>--<i><b>Financial Times</b></i><br><br>A real page-turner--<i><b>The Sunday Post</b></i><br><br>An intriguing Victorian story... <b>elegant and convincing</b>--<i><b>The Times</b></i><br><br>Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own--<i><b>Scotsman</b></i><br><br>David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and <b>his narrative grabs you</b>--<i><b>The Sherlock Holmes Society</b></i><br><br>McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and <b>Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson</b>--<i><b>Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series</b></i><br><br>You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and <b>the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters</b>--<i><b>BBC Radio 4</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>DAVID ASHTON </b>was born in Greenock in 1941. <br>He studied at Central Drama School, London, from 1964 to 1967, and most recently appeared in <i>The Last King of Scotland</i> and <i>The Etruscan Smile</i>. David started writing in 1984 and he has seen many of his plays and TV adaptations broadcast - he wrote early episodes of <i>EastEnders</i> and <i>Casualty</i>, and twelve McLevy series for BBC Radio 4.</p><p><b>inspectormclevy.com</b></p>
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