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Island of bones, which was shortlisted for the 2011 crime writers association ellis peters historical award. Although british novelist robertson instruments of darkness, 2011, etc. Imogen robertson is a british author that hails from darlington. Daphne du maurier meets csi in this exhilarating debut thornleigh hall, seat of the earl of sussex, dominates its surrou. This first novel from a talented tv, radio and film director is written in a natural evocative style that one associates with authors of quality such as jane austen or more recently with patrick obrian. I buy a lot of books on my kindle, but not imogen robertson they take pride of place on my bookcase. Set in 1780, instruments of darkness is a historical novel by acclaimed author imogen robertson. She directed for film, tv and radio before becoming a fulltime author and won the telegraphs first thousand words of a novel competition in 2007 with the opening of instruments of darkness, her first novel. Instruments of darkness is extremely well narrated a complex mystery tantalizing, captivating, at times humorous, shocking, thrilling i shall certainly be recommending this to friends and family. She was born and brought up in darlington and studied russian and german at cambridge. Imogen robertson studied russian and german at cambridge university and has worked as a television, film, and radio director. Imogen robertson studied languages at cambridge and was a tv director before her first novel instruments of darkness was published in 2009. King of kings wilbur smith, imogen robertson 9781785768477. Imogen robertson grew up in darlington, studied russian and german at cambridge and now lives in london.
Imogen robertson is the author of instruments of darkness feb. Explore books by imogen robertson with our selection at. Set in london during the revolutionary war, anatomy of murder follows unlikely forensic investigator mrs. Apr 01, 2010 buy instruments of darkness by imogen robertson from amazons fiction books store. Four years ago, imogen robertson submitted the first thousand words of a historical thriller to the daily telegraphs novel in a year competition. Harriet westerman, one half of the detective duo, is preoccupied with the mental health of her naval captain husband james, wounded after capturing a french ship carrying a spy. Instruments of darkness combines the brooding atmosphere of anne perry with the complex, compelling detail of tess gerritsen, moving from drawing room to dissecting room, from coffee house to country inn. Her most recent novel is the international best seller, the paris winter. She is the author of four westermancrowther novels. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Instruments of darkness crowther and westerman, book 1 by imogen robertson book cover, description, publication history.
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