An elegant, powerful novel, set in Victorian England, a time not so different from our own. perfect for fans of THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER and THE SHADOW OF THE WIND Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Under the tutelage of his hard-bitten Irish boss Cracknell, and assisted by artist Robert Styles, he sets about exposing the incompetence of the army generals. Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But on the eve of the great Art Treasures Exhibition, as Manchester prepares to welcome Queen Victoria, Thomas's past returns to haunt him in the most horrifying way. Lead title * A remarkable debut novel with powerful characters, a compelling plot and meticulously researched historical detail * Will delight fans of Jed Rubenfeld's The Interpretation of Murder, and Carlos Ruiz Zafon's Shadow of the Wind * THE STREET PHILOSOPHER has been picked by Waterstone's as one of their 'New Voices' winners * Set during the first war on which the media had a major influence, The Street Philosopher has contemporary resonance through the themes of corruption, power and the prevalence of spin * Interest in the Victorian period is currently high following the release of The Young Victoria Competition: Dead Image; The Corpse Reader; Bone Of Contention (Magdalene La Bã¢Tarde Book 3); Chains Of Folly (Magdalene La Bã¢Tarde Book 4).

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