Summary
Lucifer Box - the gorgeous butterfly of King Bertie’s reign, portraitist, dandy and terribly good secret agent - is feeling his age. Assigned to observe the activities of fascist leader Olympus Mons and his fanatical Amber Shirts in a snow-bound 1920s New York, Box finds himself framed for a vicious murder.
Using all his native cunning, Box escapes aboard a vessel bound for England armed only with a Broadway midget’s suitcase and a string of unanswered questions. What lies hidden in t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743483803 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743483804 |
| Author: | Mark Gatiss |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 1mm |
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“Darkly erudite and fiendishly unputdownable – Lucifer Box is the most likable scoundrel since Flashman.” – Jasper Fforde, author of The Big Over Easy and The Eyre Affair
“Darkly erudite and fiendishly unputdownable – Lucifer Box is the most likable scoundrel since Flashman.”
– Jasper Fforde, author of “The Big Over Easy” and “The Eyre Affair”
About The Author
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is one of The League of Gentlemen, the multi-award winning television show, and the author of the hit novels The Vesuvius Club and its sequel The Devil in Amber. He has also written acclaimed radio and television scripts, including episodes of Doctor Who and Poirot. He has a thick comma of hair that will never stay in place and a rather cruel mouth.
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