Crippen: A Novel of Murder

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Crippen: A Novel of Murder
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Boyne
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 127
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Crime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780552777438
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Black Swan
Publication Date 29 September 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The spectacular third novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. July 1910- The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. But the Doctor and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, have vanished, much to the frustration of Scotland Yard and the outrage of a horrified London. Across the Channel in Antwerp, the SS Montrose sets sail on its two week voyage to Canada. Amongst its passengers are the overbearing Antonia Drake and her daughter Victoria, who is hell-bent on romance, the enigmatic Mathieu Zela and the modest Martha Hayes. Also on board are the unassuming Mr John Robinson and his seventeen-year-old son Edmund. But all is not as it seems...

Author Biography

John Boyne is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won three Irish Book Awards, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in over fifty languages.

Reviews

Engaging * The Irish Times * Compelling * Philadelphia Inquirer * Well-crafted narrative... plenty of thrills, chills, ironies and surprises * Washington Post * Addictive * People Magazine *