- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Aug 14 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0297852396
- ISBN-13: 978-0297852391
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 721 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,551,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Pyke returns in a gripping tale of brutal murder and deception, set in the back streets of Victorian London and the cane fields of Jamaica" DEADLY PLEASURES 'In its urgency and rawness... KILL-DEVIL AND WATER goes further than simply clever and diverting literary appropriation.' -- Heather O'Donoghue TLS "Novel of the Week: A riproaring addition to the bestselling Pyke series" PRESS ASSOCIATION
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In London of 1840, the economy is sliding into recession; gangs of unemployed workers roam the streets; and a murderer prowls the capital's poor neighborhoods. Pyke, still grieving over the death of his wife and struggling to shoulder his responsibilities as a father, is in debtors' prison, having lost his home and reached the edge of bankruptcy. Fitzroy Tilling, now head of the new Metropolitan Police Force gives Pyke his freedom, but in return he must agree to investigate the brutal death of a young biracial woman, who was apparently working as a prostitute. It is not long before another woman turns up dead, and Pyke begins to suspect that he has stumbled on something more sinister, and more far-reaching than the murder of a couple of prostitutes. Pyke's investigation takes him from the London docks to the sugar plantations of Jamaica, from a fading colonial mansion to the backstreets of the East End in a struggle against ambitious and ruthless enemies, as well as demons of his own.
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Well plotted and fast paced, Jan 14 2012
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I've read the two previous Pyke mysteries and really enjoyed them, despite them being slightly grittier than I usually take my books. Pepper has created a really fascinating character in his morally dubious but still vaguely heroic Pyke, who, in this story is thrust into quite an elaborate mystery. I don't want to give away anything especially for those readers who are not familiar with the other books(I recommend reading them in order), but this is an excellent third installment in a promising series.
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