Lisa Tuttle has quietly been writing remarkable, chilling short stories and powerful, haunting novels for many years now, and doing it so easily and so well that one almost takes it, and her, for granted. This would be as big a mistake as not reading Lisa Tuttle

NEIL GAIMAN

A stylish, distinctive storyteller

WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

This John W. Campbell Award-winning author remains one of fantasy's best

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Her ability as a storyteller is equalled only by her skill in portraying her characters with a few, precise words

SF SITE

Tuttle's work is a treasure trove, a vast and fearful kingdom in itself

THOMAS TESSIER, author of The Night Walker

Whether fantasy or science fiction, Tuttle's stories generally centre on derangements within family units. Her touch is deft, chilly, exact

JOHN CLUTE, co-author of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Lisa Tuttle's short stories have a way of lingering long after you've read them . . . intelligent and well crafted

THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE

The whole book is delightful to read. Tuttle handles the nuances of the Victorian environment with skilful impeccability

BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY ON The Witch at Wayside Cross

The story zips along in entertaining and enjoyable way, and it is very well written . . . the novel seems set up for a series. I certainly hope so

HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief

'One of the SF and fantasy & horror field's most urbane - and much under-appreciated - writers

MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, LOVE READING

Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle's The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They're an entertaining pair, and it's great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here's hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief

A cleverly constructed, swiftly moving and absorbing plot

ParSec Magazine

Great fun

Concatenation

Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, call on Jesperson and Lane . . . 'Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved,' says George R.R. MartinMiss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft -possibly even a prank - from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is rife with secret organisations, cults and individuals eager to acquire some of the legendary magic of ancient Egypt. The deeper the two detectives dig, the more hidden crimes they uncover, and the higher the death toll mounts. And at the centre of it all is the 'Mystery Mummy' recently acquired by the museum. 'Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London' George R.R. Martin, author of The Game of ThronesAre the deaths and madness truly caused by a mummy's curse? Or is there a scheming, living villain to be apprehended? 'A most engaging detective duo' Mark Douglas Home, author of The Sea Detective and The Woman Who Walked Into The SeaJesperson and Lane, with their experience of past investigations involving psychic phenomena and supernatural events as well as ordinary human criminality, are surely best placed to find the truth.Jesperson and Lane, at your service.
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Bryant & May meets Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in this charming Victorian adventure featuring shrieking pits, missing girls, witches and (maybe) a mummy's curse.
Lisa Tuttle has quietly been writing remarkable, chilling short stories and powerful, haunting novels for many years now, and doing it so easily and so well that one almost takes it, and her, for granted. This would be as big a mistake as not reading Lisa Tuttle - NEIL GAIMANSleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle's The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They're an entertaining pair, and it's great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here's hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved - GEORGE R.R. MARTIN on The Somnambulist and the Psychic ThiefA delightful Victorian detective thriller with more than an air of magic and mysticism - SciFi NowA well-designed crime story with an interesting premise and enough potential suspects to keep the reader guessing - SFBook ReviewsWhether fantasy or science fiction, Tuttle's stories generally centre on derangements within family units. Her touch is deft, chilly, exact - JOHN CLUTE, co-author of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'One of the SF and fantasy & horror field's most urbane - and much under-appreciated - writers - MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, LOVE READING
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529422757
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Arcadia Books
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter

Biographical note

Lisa Tuttle was born and raised in Austin, Texas, but moved to Britain in the 1980s. Her first novel, Windhaven, co-written with George R.R. Martin, was followed by a dozen fantasy, science fiction and horror adult and YA novels, and hundreds of award-winning short stories, collected in several volumes. She now lives with her writer husband and their daughter on the side of a Scottish loch.