A Talented Man
A gripping suspense novel about a lost sequel to Dracula
Published on 6. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-4736-8270-2 (ISBN)
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IN THE VEIN OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH, A MASTER FORGER DISCOVERS THE LOST SEQUEL TO BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA ...
'Hangover Square meets The Talented Mr. Ripley, a chilling and engrossing tale of the psychopathic mind' Christine Dwyer Hickey
Ellis Spender, only son of a once-esteemed society family, believes money, success and the high life are his birthright -- only prevented by a cruel trick of fate.
Struggling to stay ahead of his creditors, the dejected writer decides to forge a sequel to one of the most famous novels of all time, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Its remarkable 'discovery' will create the lifestyle he believes is his due. But as his scheme begins to bear fruit, others who stand to gain become obstacles. And Ellis will stop at nothing to achieve his desires...
A Talented Man is a page-turning literary thriller of deception, forgery ... and murder.
'The atmosphere of pre-war London is evoked with skill in this spirited story of literary skulduggery' Joseph O'Connor
'Hangover Square meets The Talented Mr. Ripley, a chilling and engrossing tale of the psychopathic mind' Christine Dwyer Hickey
Ellis Spender, only son of a once-esteemed society family, believes money, success and the high life are his birthright -- only prevented by a cruel trick of fate.
Struggling to stay ahead of his creditors, the dejected writer decides to forge a sequel to one of the most famous novels of all time, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Its remarkable 'discovery' will create the lifestyle he believes is his due. But as his scheme begins to bear fruit, others who stand to gain become obstacles. And Ellis will stop at nothing to achieve his desires...
A Talented Man is a page-turning literary thriller of deception, forgery ... and murder.
'The atmosphere of pre-war London is evoked with skill in this spirited story of literary skulduggery' Joseph O'Connor
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Language
English
Place of publication
Castleknock
Ireland
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-8270-2 (9781473682702)
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Henrietta McKervey is the author of the acclaimed novels What Becomes of Us, The Heart of Everything, Violet Hill and A Talented Man. She has?a Hennessy First Fiction Award and won the inaugural UCD Maeve Binchy Travel Award. Her Travel Award project, an exploration of the 31 Sea Areas of the Shipping Forecast, featured on BBC Radio 4. She has programmed the ECHOES festival and International Literature Festival Dublin, and contributes to the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and the Brendan O'Connor show on RTE Radio 1.