Montmorency (Montmorency Series #1)

1875: A small-time crook is rescued from death by an ambitious doctor. Released from prison, he uses the new London sewage system as a highway for crime. Above ground he creates a respectable image for himself, at the heart of high society. But which is the real Montmorency? Can he fight off the dangers that threaten both his lives?

The first book in the award-winning Montmorency series, the winner of the BBC Blue Peter Book I Couldn’t Put Down award.
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A gripping tale of adventure set in Victorian London. Montmorency is a thief leading a double life -- of a distinguished gentleman & his servant. Perfect for lovers of Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin & R. L. Stevenson.

‘Montmorency is one of the most original, witty and delicious books to have arrived for a very long time…macabre, funny, suspenseful and humane… an instant classic.’ ----Stephen Fry.

When a petty thief falls though a glass roof in his attempt to escape from the police, what should have been the death of him marks the beginning of a while new life. After his broken body is reconstructed by an ambitious young doctor, he is released from prison, and--with the help of Victorian London's extensive sewer system--he becomes the most elusive burglar in the city. He adopts a dual existence as a respectable, wealthy gentleman named Montmorency, and his degenerate servant Scarper. But Montmorency must always be on guard. The smallest mistake could reveal his secret and ruin both his lives...
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[About the Author]: Eleanor Updale studied History at St. Anne’s College in Oxford, England, before becoming a producer of TV and radio current affairs programs for the BBC. She is studying for a Ph.D. at the new Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at Queen Mary College, University of London. She is also a trustee of the charity Listening Books. She lives in England. Montmorency is her first book.

Aventura / Comunicação / Crime / Crônicas / Drama / Entretenimento / Ficção / História / Infantojuvenil / Jovem adulto / Literatura Estrangeira / Política / Romance policial / Suspense e Mistério