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Fantastic Crimes
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Hapless bookseller Monty Danforth's recent discovery of a millennia-old manuscript plunges him into a cutthroat conspiracy.
"A master storyteller." —
One man's obsession with a lost edition of Bram Stoker's
sends him on a dangerous journey to Transylvania.
"If Edgar Allan Poe and Monty Python had lived in the same country and the same century and somehow struck up a creative collaboration, their work might have resulted in fiction similar to Fowler's." —
Prior Tomás de Torquemada yields the ultimate power, deciding who lives and dies during the Spanish Inquisition, but an ancient, evil tome is about to change that.
"A great storyteller and a thoughtful one." —David Morrell,
–bestselling author of
A woman's gift for immersing herself in the plot of whatever book she likes draws overwhelming fame—and misfortune.
"An essential writer of popular fiction today." —
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“The first few books were weirdly interesting. The last book couldn't end fast enough.”
About Anne Perry
Anne Perry (1938–2023) was a bestselling author of historical detective fiction, most notably the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series and the William Monk series, both set in Victorian England. Her first book,
(1979), launched both the Pitt series and her career as a premier writer of Victorian mysteries. Other novels in the series include
,
, and
, as well as more than twenty others. The William Monk series of novels, featuring a Victorian police officer turned private investigator, includes
,
, and
. In addition to these series, Perry also authored the World War I novels
,
,
, and others, as well as several collections of short stories. Perry’s novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world and have sold more than twenty-five million books in print worldwide.
Other books by Anne Perry
Christopher Fowler
Christopher Fowler was the multi award-winning author of over fifty books and short story collections, including the acclaimed Bryant & May mysteries. His novels include
,
,
, and
, plus two volumes of memoirs,
—winner of the Green Carnation Prize—and
, and
thors. In 2015, he won the CWA Dagger In The Library for his body of work. His most recent novel was
. Fowler died in 2023.
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F. Paul Wilson
F. Paul Wilson is the author of more than fifty books spanning various genres, including science fiction, horror, thriller, and more. Four of his novels have been
bestsellers, and his work has earned him four Prometheus Awards, the prestigious Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic-Con, and the Pioneer Award from the RT Booklovers Convention.
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