THEFT OF LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 06140514B68110
English Summary/英文概要： The electrifying new historical thriller featuring Harriet Westerman and Gabriel Crowther.
London, 1785. When the body of a West Indies planter is found pegged out in the grounds of St Paul’s, suspicion falls on one of the victim’s former slaves, who was found with his watch on the London streets. As Harriet and Crowther begin investigate, however, they find the answer is not that simple. Together, they negotiate the interests of the British government, the secrets of the plantation owners, and a network of alliances stretching across the Atlantic. And they must confront the uncomfortable truth that some people are willing to do great evil when they believe their cause to be just.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是个激动人心的新的历史惊悚书，主角是Harriet Westerman和Gabriel Crowther。
1785年的伦敦，一位西印度群岛种植主的尸体被发现挂在了圣保罗的场地上，怀疑点聚焦在受害者的前奴隶身上，他和他的手表被发现在伦敦街头。Harriet和Crowther开始调查此事，但是，他们发现答案并不那么简单。他们一起交涉过英国政府的利益、种植园主的秘密和横跨大西洋的联盟网络。他们必须面对不尽如人意的真相，就是当人们认为他们的理由是正当的时候，他们会做出邪恶的事情出来。（LNL）
Awards/获奖情况：格鲁吉亚哥特式和法医的惊悚的扣人心弦的混合。（独立）
历史小说的真正力量。（每日邮报）
本书的乐趣就是稳定的展开了一个时期的犯罪系列（1871年），不依赖于慷慨激昂的反派角色和浓厚的地方色彩。（Christopher Fowler）
时尚、神秘、奇妙的氛围。是秘密和耻辱、理性和激情的故事，在看完整本书后，仍然感到共鸣。（Francis Wheen）
非常惊悚、非常恐怖。情节和人物都是绝对地迷人，就像鸦片一样，引诱你到他们的世界去。（Karen Maitland，《谎者公司》的作者）
巴黎的冬天是另一个阶段。对美好生活的生动描述。不管是富有的上层阶级和他们的仆人，还是学生、艺术家和巴黎黑社会的成员，似是而非的情节和对艺术和艺术家的敏锐认识，让我读这本迷人的小说时，一直保持一个姿势，非常敬佩。（文学评论）
[A] gripping blend of the Georgian gothic and the forensic thriller (Independent)
A true force in historical fiction (Daily Mail)
The pleasure lies in the steady unfurling of a period crime series (1871) that doesn’t rely on declamatory villains and rhubarbing local colour (Christopher Fowler)
Stylish, enigmatic and wonderfully atmospheric. It’s a story of secrecy and shame, reason and passion, that resonates long after you reach the final page (Francis Wheen)
Deliciously chilling and dangerous. The plot and characters are absolutely mesmerising, drawing you in to their world like the opium itself (Karen Maitland, author of Company of Liars)
The Paris Winter is in another class altogether... The vivid description of life in the Belle Époque - whether of the rich upper classes and their servants; or students, artists and members of the Parisian underworld - the plausible plot, and a sensitive understanding of art and artists make this a fascinating novel that I read in a single sitting and admired greatly (Literary Review)
About the Author/作者介绍： Imogen Robertson是这样的一类作者，将出版工作变成一个乐趣。自从她的第一本令人震撼的历史惊悚《黑暗的仪器》后，我就一直出版着她的书。Imogen用有力的叙述阐述了本书，让人们读到爱不释手，但是因为她的世界是如此的丰富、引人入胜、生动，他们不想结束这种感觉。她的写作是完美的，不管是让Gabriel Crowther和Harriet Westerman带领我们沉浸在18世纪（Oprah.com上将它描述成“历史小说中最吸引女性读者的书”）还是带领我们来到巴黎那令人眼花缭乱的美好时代和隐藏在有人的光明之城下的危险的秘密。她收到过的所有作品的美妙回顾，都展示了她有着吸引读者的能力，通过每一本书，她也变得越来越好。
“Imogen Robertson is the sort of author who makes working in publishing a joy. I’ve published her books since her first astonishing historical thriller, Instruments of Darkness, came to Headline, and right from the start we knew that she was, as one reviewer memorably and accurately said ‘ludicrously talented’. Imogen delivers books with a narrative so powerful that people need to keep reading, but because her world is so rich, engaging and vividly populated, they don’t actually want ever to finish. Her writing is pitch perfect, whether she’s immersing us in the eighteenth century with Gabriel Crowther and Harriet Westerman (described on Oprah.com as ‘one of the most appealing female characters to ever appear in historical fiction’) or taking us into Paris’s dazzling Belle Époque, and the dangerous secrets might have been hidden beneath the seductive city of light. The fabulous reviews she’s received for all her titles show her power to captivate readers, and with each book she just gets better and better.”
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Previous Publishers: Czech Republic (Jota), Japan (Tokyo Sogensha), Poland (Amber), Romania (Editura Litera), Russia (Book Club 36.6), Serbia (Laguna), Turkey (Alfa Basim)
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