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Doctor Who: Devil In The Smoke
Doctor Who: Devil In The Smoke

Doctor Who: Devil In The Smoke

Doctor Who

FICTION

1 Pages, 5 x 5.5

Formats: CD

CD, $26.95 (US $26.95)

Publication Date: March 2013

ISBN 9781471333934

Rights: US

BBC Books (Mar 2013)
BBC Physical Audio

Price: $26.95
 
 

Overview

Madame Vastra, the fabled Lizard Woman of Paternoster Row, knew death in many shapes and forms. But perhaps one of the most bizarre of these was death by snow . . . On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman—and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed... The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous—and exhilarating—adventure of his life. He will encounter a hideous troll. He will dine with a mysterious parlor maid. And he will help the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, save the world from the terrifying Devil in the Smoke.

Reviews

"Dan Starkey . . . does an excellent job with the variety of characters at play here . . . Blending Victorian intrigue, Holmesian sleuthing and sci-fi humour to produce a first-rate little yarn . . . long-term Who writer Justin Richards brings the entire cast to life with his loving attention to characterisation." —huntspost.co.uk


"Dan Starkey displays a fantastic vocal range to imbue the story with a whole gamut of characters . . . the action sequences are well-paced and the dialogue bounces between the characters at a sensible speed." —scifibulletin.com

Author Biography

Justin Richards has written for stage and screen as well as writing novels and graphic novels. As well as writing extensively for children, he has also co-written several action thrillers for young adults with the acknowledged master of the genre Jack Higgins. He is the author of the series The Never War, the first of which is titled The Suicide Exhibition. Justin currently acts as Creative Consultant to BBC Books’ range of Doctor Who titles, as well as writing quite a few himself.