Inspector of the Dead is a Victorian thriller and the second novel in the Thomas De Quincey series by David Morrell. In this story, we follow Inspector Ryan, newly promoted Detective Sergeant Becker, Thomas De Quncey and his daughter Emily a few months after the events of the first novel in the series, Murder as a Fine Art, who are pursuing a serial killer who has started gruesomely murdering prominent government officials along with their families and servants and leaving notes of of an intent of assassinating Queen Victoria and Prince Albert along with their children. Will they be able to discover who is behind these murders and stop them before the murderer before they can get to the Queen?
This is a well crafted story by Morrell where he blends plenty of actual facts along with the fiction to keep the readers interest peaked throughout the entire book. There is plenty of action throughout the story and does tie in a little bit of romantic interest in the story. It is a very enjoyable read.
If interested in reading this book, you can purchase it from the following sites in various formats:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Dead-Thomas-Emily-Quincey-ebook/dp/B00LLIIZC0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1518996430&sr=1-1&keywords=inspector+of+the+dead+by+david+morrell
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inspector-of-the-dead-david-morrell/1119921227?ean=9780316323956#/
World of Sleuths Rating: *****
(Five out of five stars)
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