The Dark Clue

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Dark Clue by James Wilson, Grove Atlantic
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Wilson ISBN: 9780802197474
Publisher: Grove Atlantic Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press Language: English
Author: James Wilson
ISBN: 9780802197474
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press
Language: English

“A luscious Victorian thriller” that takes its cue from Wilkie Collins’s gothic masterpiece, The Woman in White (The New York Times Book Review).
 
Walter Hartright and his sister-in-law Marian have been commissioned to write the definitive biography of the great Romantic landscape artist J. M. W. Turner, one of the boldest and most elusive geniuses of his age. But the only way to draw such a mysterious life out of the shadows is to venture into them themselves. The more Walter and Marian discover about Turner—the depraved company he kept, the sordid places he frequented, and his mysterious link to an unspeakable act—the more difficult it becomes for Walter and Marian to escape the pull of Turner’s dangerous influences, both past and present.
 
Hailed by the Independent as “devilishly clever,” James Wilson’s epistolary literary thriller weds the characters from one of the best-known sensation novels of the nineteenth century with real historical figures of the era. For readers “seeking a dark tangled tale for an agreeably stormy night, The Dark Clue just might be the solution” (The Boston Globe).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“A luscious Victorian thriller” that takes its cue from Wilkie Collins’s gothic masterpiece, The Woman in White (The New York Times Book Review).
 
Walter Hartright and his sister-in-law Marian have been commissioned to write the definitive biography of the great Romantic landscape artist J. M. W. Turner, one of the boldest and most elusive geniuses of his age. But the only way to draw such a mysterious life out of the shadows is to venture into them themselves. The more Walter and Marian discover about Turner—the depraved company he kept, the sordid places he frequented, and his mysterious link to an unspeakable act—the more difficult it becomes for Walter and Marian to escape the pull of Turner’s dangerous influences, both past and present.
 
Hailed by the Independent as “devilishly clever,” James Wilson’s epistolary literary thriller weds the characters from one of the best-known sensation novels of the nineteenth century with real historical figures of the era. For readers “seeking a dark tangled tale for an agreeably stormy night, The Dark Clue just might be the solution” (The Boston Globe).

More books from Grove Atlantic

Cover of the book Try by James Wilson
Cover of the book Nexus by James Wilson
Cover of the book Time to Start Thinking by James Wilson
Cover of the book Venice for Lovers by James Wilson
Cover of the book The American Spectator's Enemies List by James Wilson
Cover of the book The Cellar by James Wilson
Cover of the book Charlie Johnson in the Flames by James Wilson
Cover of the book 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss by James Wilson
Cover of the book Snap by James Wilson
Cover of the book Guitar by James Wilson
Cover of the book The Ordinary Seaman by James Wilson
Cover of the book Secret Soldier by James Wilson
Cover of the book Booked for Murder & Hostage to Murder by James Wilson
Cover of the book The Cry of the Dove by James Wilson
Cover of the book Comrades in Miami by James Wilson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy