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Tony Pollard

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Dr Tony Pollard is one of the world's leading battlefield archaeologists and Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. He was co-presenter (with Neil Oliver) of the BBC television series Two Men in a Trench, which brought battlefield archaeology to an näytä lisää international audience. He has carried out battlefield projects in the UK, Africa and South America and has written numerous papers and articles on archaeology and history for both academic and popular audiences. He is co-editor (with Iain Banks) of The Journal of Conflict Archaeology and the author of the novel The Minutes of the Lazarus Club. näytä vähemmän
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The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction (2011) — Avustaja — 91 kappaletta

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It was somehwat disjointed and there was some needless name dropping. As a Darwin fan- I'd have to say-not enough Darwin and a bit too much of everythiung else-but a good first attempt at fiction
 
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cspiwak | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 6, 2024 |
Londres, 1857. Unos cadáveres terriblemente mutilados aparecen en el río Támesis. La policía, desconcertada, solicita la ayuda del cirujano George Phillips, pero éste no tardará en convertirse en su principal sospechoso. Mientras tanto, una sociedad secreta se reúne. En ella, se dan cita algunas de las mentes más brillantes de la época, genios que desean hacer uso de sus descubrimientos para cambiar el mundo. Pero hay quienes se valen de esa sociedad secreta para sus propios fines. La vida y la reputación del doctor Phillips penden de un hilo, por lo que tendrá que desenmascarar a los conspiradores antes de que estos desaten su increíble poder sobre el mundo...… (lisätietoja)
 
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Natt90 | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 13, 2023 |
I've given this two stars and that's because I'm feeling generous.The only reason I finished this book is because once I've started reading something I must finish it.
 
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KarenDuff | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 1, 2016 |
A gripping Victorian Thriller/Mystery with many plot twists. It grabs hold of you from the first page and doesn't let go until that last word. I think the blurb undersells the book a little, it makes the story sound like just another detective story, but it is much more than that. It has elements of action and adventure as well as alternative history. The idea of the characters being well known members of Victorian society is a masterstroke. The likes of Brunel, Babbage, Darwin, Florence Nightingale and Ada Lovelace take center stage along side the main protagonist.

The main protagonist Dr. George Phillips is unwittingly dragged into a dangerous conspiracy and ends up on a voyage of self discovery as the action unfolds. Despite the far fetched nature of some of the plot twists, Dr. Phillips is always a believable character. You can sympathize with him as he makes several mistakes and is by no means infallible himself.
I also enjoyed the way the writer manage to combine real events with the fictional element of the story. I would definitely recommend to Thriller, Detective Fiction fans. It really does have such a wide ranging appeal.
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Hanneri | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 17, 2013 |

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10
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1
Jäseniä
305
Suosituimmuussija
#77,181
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½ 3.5
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7
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29
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1

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