The Darwin Affair

By Tim Mason

Book Overview

"Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, The Darwin Affair is breathtaking from start to stop." --The Wall Street Journal

Get ready for one of the most inventive and entertaining novels of 2019--an edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, where the controversial publication On the Origin of Species sets off a string of unspeakable crimes.London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later--and only a block away--Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? And who is the shadowy figure witnesses describe as having lifeless, coal-black eyes?Soon, Field's investigation exposes a shocking conspiracy in which the publication of Charles Darwin's controversial On the Origin of Species sets off a string of murders, arson, kidnapping, and the pursuit of a madman named the Chorister. As the investigation takes Field from the dangerous alleyways of London to the hallowed halls of Oxford, the list of possible conspirators grows, and the body count escalates. And as he edges closer to the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden. Tim Mason has created a rousing page-turner that both Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would relish and envy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616206349
• ISBN13: 9781616206345
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Tim Mason's The Darwin Affair.

Picked up at a Library book sale, and read in three (3) days. Even before I finished, I ordered Tim Mason's other book. I can absolutely compare this book favorably to my other favorites, Steve Berry and William Martin. Mason continually surprised me, right up to the very last two chapters. During the narrative, Mason cleverly inserts several historical figures and events. To anyone who likes fiction firmly rooted in History, I will Guarantee you will love this book enough to re-read it, as I plan to.