Mr Timothy

(Paperback)

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A dazzling Dickensian thriller set in a Victorian underworld inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

It's the Christmas season, and Tiny Tim is now grown up. No longer the pious child the world thought he was, he has just buried his father and is struggling to shed his financial ties to his benevolent 'Uncle' Ebenezer by losing himself in London's dark underbelly. He spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasures contained in their pockets.

One day he comes across a girl's body, branded with a mysterious 'G'. Then he finds another girl with a similar brand - but she is still alive. Determined to protect Philomela and get to the bottom of the mystery, Tim embarks on an astonishing adventure...

'With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr. Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a chilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race'

Wall Street Journal

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With a cast of unforgettable characters and a compelling plot . . . Mr. Timothy is a triumph * Yorkshire Evening Post *
A Dickensian thriller . . . strong on atmosphere and characterisation * Sunday Telegraph *
One of the coolest books of the year * James Frey *
A darkly enchanting historical thriller * Amazon.com *
Louis Bayard's Mr. Timothy proves once again that John Murray's new fiction can do no wrong * The Bookseller *
Fabulous . . . shimmering . . . one truly engaging book * Entertainment Weekly *
Bayard packs his novel with detail, grotesques and plenty of fog and hansom cabs . . . it scores full marks for atmosphere * Publishing News *
With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr. Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a chilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race * Wall Street Journal *
A vividly imagined historical thriller * Elle *
Dazzling . . . soaring language, memorable characters, splendidly atmospheric settings * People Magazine *
Gripping page-turner . . . A memorable thriller * New Woman *
Vigorous, well imagined and thoroughly entertaining. Louis Bayard can write up a storm * Literary Review *
Inventive and amusing * New York Times *
A crime caper with a twist * Bookseller *
An historical crime novel . . . taking his cue from Dickens, Bayard packs his novel with plenty of detail, grotesques and plenty of fog * Publishing News *
Highly atmospheric, splendid stuff * The Bookseller *

Author Bio

Louis Bayard lives in Washington. He has written several novels, including THE PALE BLUE EYE which was shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award.