INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
Book ID/图书代码： 06140508B22452
English Summary/英文概要： Sussex, 1780. Anatomist and recluse Gabriel Crowther is reluctantly drawn into the lives of local high society when a dead body is found by impulsive, frustrated Harriet Westerman. Her lands share a boundary with the great estate of the county, Thornleigh Hall, home of the crippled Earl of Sussex, his beautiful second wife and his alcoholic younger son. The Earl’s heir disappeared after a family dispute some fifteen years earlier, and has not been seen since. Meanwhile, in London, two children lose their father in a violent attack. Their new young guardian, a young writer, attempts to protect them in the confusion of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots as he dodges his creditors among the alleyways, and learns more of his wards’ complicated history – which may lead back to Sussex. When a second body is discovered near Thornleigh Hall, the pressures on Harriet and Gabriel begin to mount and the secrets of the Hall, both ancient and modern, threaten to overwhelm them all.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 牽涉到財產和繼承權而引發的一系列神秘死亡，是IMOGEN ROBERTSON這部小說中的一根軸線。
Thornleigh Hall是蘇賽克斯伯爵，繼承人的突然失蹤令這個昔日威風赫赫的家族瀕臨癱瘓，而之後一些列看似無法解釋的離奇命案更是他們無力招架。調查案件的人是解剖學家加百利，這是一位有著很多故事的人，協助加百利調查的是已婚的哈裡特小姐，她是第一具屍體的目擊者，先前的護士職業經歷讓她得以對加百利的調查提供了很多的幫助。
而這時，失蹤的亞歷山大，也就是伯爵的兒子，突然在倫敦的音樂商店遇害身亡，年幼的孩子淪為孤兒。亞歷山大的屍體必須運回蘇賽克斯，但是一個爆炸性的秘密卻已將他的家族徹底摧毀…(兼职翻译FSF)
Awards/获奖情况：First quotes - Tess Gerritsen, author of KEEPING THE DEAD / "Every so often I encounter a book that makes me think with envy: "How I wish I could have written this story!" INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS is just that book -- poetic, enchanting, and chillingly memorable. Imogen Robertson is an exquisite writer, and this is an extraordinary novel." - Chris 07/3/23 “charmingly intriguing murder mystery set in 18th century England… Robertson breathes life into her chosen period as authentically as did Georgette Heyer.”--Daily Mail - Chris 2010/4/7
每當我邂逅一本精彩得讓我羡慕的書籍時，我總會想，我是多麼渴望有這樣一部作品出自自己之手。而《暗夜傀儡》（INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS）無疑就是這樣一部作品。善惡分明，富有魅力。Imogen Robertson是一位敏感細膩的作家，而此部小說註定不同凡響。.”--Daily Mail - Chris 2010/4/7 For us voracious historical mystery readers, it feels like striking gold to discover a thriller that features characters who are smart and independent yet not jarringly modern—better yet if it’s the first in a series. Reader, I have found one: Instruments of Darkness (Viking, Feb.) by Imogen Robertson, in which Jane Eyre meets Sherlock Holmes, circa the late 1700s. Gird yourself for two murders; a lord accused of heinous crimes; insanity; fire; and orphans. Solving the mystery are an early forensic doctor (eccentric, of course) and his strong-willed neighbor. Aside from the wonderfully gothic elements, what makes this such a pleasure to read are the two amateur detectives, the solitary yet ahead-of-his-time doctor and the spirited and intelligent neighbor, Mrs. Westerman. I’ll have a hard time waiting for number two—I hope this is the start of a long, successful series featuring these two fabulously appealing detectives. ’--Galley Talk, Publishers Weekly
在《暗夜傀儡》（INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS）中，簡愛遇見了福爾摩斯。除了一連串的神秘兇殺案之外，兩位元也于偵探為作品增色不少。希望本書的續集能儘早問世，同樣也期待本書能成為一個精彩絕倫的系列偵探小說的完美開端。--Galley Talk, Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： Imogen Robertson is a TV, film and radio director. She grew up in Darlington, then studied Russian and German at Cambridge University, and now lives in London. She worked for a children’s production company for eight years before becoming a freelance director. She directs the hit Cbeebies show Numberjacks for TV and radio, and won an RTS award in 2006 for one of her episodes. She has also worked on short documentaries for Teachers’ TV and continuity pieces for Cbeebies. Instruments of Darkness is her first novel.
Imogen Robertson是一位導演。她成長于達靈頓，曾在劍橋大學主修俄文和德文。現居住在倫敦。擔任導演之前，在一家兒童主題製片公司，有長達八年的工作經歷。她導演的作品曾獲2006年皇家電視協會大獎。《暗夜傀儡》是Imogen Robertson的首部小說。
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