
'By Gaslight' by Steven Price is a historical novel set in London and America, focusing on the mystery surrounding Edward Shade and the complex relationship between fathers and sons. The book is known for its atmospheric writing style, intricate storytelling, and lack of traditional punctuation such as quotation marks, which may initially confuse readers but eventually adds depth to the characters' interior lives. The narrative weaves between different time periods and locations, immersing readers in the gaslit streets of London, civil war battles, and eerie séances, creating a rich tapestry of interconnected stories and memories.
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Triggers and content warnings include themes of depression, violence from war, and general squalor and darkness associated with the environment.
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A literary tour de force of a detective's ceaseless hunt for an elusive criminal.
By Gaslight is a deeply atmospheric, haunting audiobook about the unending quest that has shaped a man's life.
William Pinkerton is already famous, the son of the most notorious detective of all time, when he descends into the underworld of Victorian London in pursuit of a new lead on the fabled con Edward Shade. William's father died without ever finding Shade, but William is determined to drag the thief out of the shadows.
Adam Foole is a gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair 10 years gone. When he receives a letter from his lost beloved, he returns to London to find her. What he learns of her fate - and its connection to the man known as Shade - will force him to confront a grief he thought long buried.
A fog-enshrouded hunt through sewers, opium dens, drawing rooms, and séance halls ensues, creating the most unlikely of bonds: between Pinkerton, the great detective; and Foole, the one man who may hold the key to finding Edward Shade.
Steven Price's dazzling, riveting By Gaslight moves from the diamond mines of South Africa to the battlefields of the Civil War on a journey into a cityscape of grief, trust, and its breaking, where what we share can bind us even against our darker selves.
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I do love to read mystery set in victorian times but they are not as easy to find as I would like them to be. So I was super excited and even more so when I realized it was a big chunky one. But unfortunately it was rather a lukewarm reading experience. Not bad but for the the size and the time spent on this book it didn't feel like it was a time we'll spent.
What can you read after
By Gaslight?
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