The American Boy[美国男孩]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Andrew Taylor 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2004-07
• ISBN 9780007109609
• 定价 89.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 512页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Interweavingrealandfictionalelements,TheAmericanBoyisamajornewliteraryhistoricalcrimenovelinthetraditionofAnInstanceoftheFingerpostandPossession.England1819:ThomasShield,anewmasterataschooljustoutsideLondon,istutortoayoungAmericanboyandtheboy’ssensitivebestfriend,CharlesFrant.DrawntoFrant’sbeautiful,unhappymother,Thomasbecomescaughtupinherfamily’stwistedintrigues.Thenabrutalcrimeiscommitted,withconsequencesthatthreatentodestroyThomasandallthathehascometoholddear.Despitehisefforts,Shieldiscaughtupinadeadlytangleofsex,money,murderandlies–atanglethatgripshimtighterevenashetriestoescapefromit.AndwhatofthestrangeAmericanchild,attheheartofthesemacabreevents,yetmysterious–whatisthesecretoftheboynamedEdgarAllenPoe?

【作者简介】

AndrewTayloristheaward-winningauthorofanumberofcrimenovels,includingtheDougalseries,theLydmouthbooksandtheRothTrilogy,whichwasadaptedintotheacclaimedITVdrama'FallenAngel'.'TheAmericanBoy'wasa2005Richard&JudyBookClubchoice.Hehaswonmanyawards,includingtheCWAJohnCreaseyAward,anEdgarScrollfromtheMysteryWritersofAmericaandtheCWAEllisPetersHistoricalDaggers(theonlyauthortowinittwice).HeandhiswifelivewiththeirchildrenintheForestofDean.