Doctor Who: Silhouette (12th Doctor novel)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Doctor Who: Silhouette (12th Doctor novel)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Justin Richards
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781785942389
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Ebury Publishing
Imprint BBC Books
Publication Date 22 December 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman "Vastra and Strax and Jenny? Oh no, we don't need to bother them. Trust me." Marlowe Hapworth is found dead in his locked study, killed by an unknown assailant. This is a case for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra. Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckle boxer, has the life drawn out of him by a figure dressed as an undertaker. This angers Strax the Sontaran. The Carnival of Curiosities, a collection of bizarre and fascinating sideshows and performers. This is where Jenny Flint looks for answers. How are these things connected? And what does Orestes Milton, rich industrialist, have to do with it all? As the Doctor and Clara joint the hunt for thr truth they find themselves thrust into a world where nothing and no one are what they seem.

Author Biography

Justin Richards has written for stage and screen as well as writing novels and graphic novels. As well as writing extensively for children, he has also co-written several action thrillers for young adults with the acknowledged master of the genre Jack Higgins. The first novel in his adult SF series The Never War, titled The Suicide Exhibition, was published by Del Rey in late 2013. The second volume - The Blood Red City - will be published in 2014. Justin currently acts as Creative Consultant to BBC Books' range of Doctor Who titles, as well as writing quite a few himself. Married with two children (both boys), Justin lives and works in Warwick, within sight of one of Britain's best-preserved castles.