Shadow of the Serpent

The original Scottish detective and the beginning of the modern Scottish crime novel. Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery - the first in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh.

Detectivul scotian original si inceputul romanului politist scotian modern. Cunoscut ca parintele criminalisticii si o influenta probabila asupra lui Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, inspectorul de politie James McLevy este aici reinventat de David Ashton intr-un mister palpitant - primul dintr-o serie - plasat in Edinburgh-ul victorian intunecat si violent.