The Darwin Affair

By Tim Mason

Book Overview

Dive into this edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, as London's Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field investigates a string of unspeakable crimes set off by the controversial publication On the Origin of Species. "Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, The Darwin Affair is breathtaking from start to stop." --The Wall Street Journal
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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 the crimes are connected. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Or were both crimes part of an even more sinister plot?

Field's investigation soon exposes a shocking conspiracy: the publication of Charles Darwin's controversial On the Origin of Species has set off a string of terrible crimes--murder, arson, kidnapping. Witnesses describe a shadowy figure with lifeless, coal-black eyes. 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 dastardly madman called the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden.

A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick * A Wall Street Journal Best Mystery Book of the Year * A Reader's Digest Best Summer Book * A Forbes.com Best Historical Novel of the Summer

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643750461
• ISBN13: 9781643750460
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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.