Dark Matter, Philip Kerr
Dark Matter, Philip Kerr
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Dark Matter

Author: Philip Kerr

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2002


Synopsis

In 1696, Christopher Ellis, a young, hot-tempered gentleman, is sent to the Tower of London, but not as a prisoner. A sudden twist of fate has led him there to assist the renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton, who as Warden of the Royal Mint has accepted an appointment to hunt down counterfeiters who threaten to topple the shaky, war-weakened economy. Armed with Newton’s superior intellect and Ellis’s skill with a sword, the new partners seem primed to solve the case. But when their investigation leads them to a mysterious coded message on a corpse hidden in the Lion Tower, they realize that something more sinister is afoot. In the heat of their pursuit, Newton and Ellis’s suspicions become all too real as the body count rises and the duo uncovers a menacing far-reaching plot that might lead to the collapse of the government—and cost them their very lives. An extraordinary, suspense-filled, and richly satisfying tale, Dark Matter is an engrossing mystery infused with the volatile mix of politics, science, and religion that characterized life in seventeenth-century London.

About The Author

Philip Kerr is the author of the widely acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, including The Other Side of Silence, The Lady From Zagreb, A Man Without Breath, Prague Fatale, and Field Gray, all New York Times bestsellers. Field Gray and The Lady From Zagreb were both finalists for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Kerr has also been a finalist for the Shamus Award and the winner of the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Historical Award. Under the name P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult series Children of the Lamp. He lives in London.JOHN LEE's highly innovative work in the fields of emotional intelligence, anger management, and emotional regression has made him an in-demand consultant, teacher, trainer, coach, and speaker. His contributions in the fields of recovery, relationships, men’s issues, spirituality, parenting, and creativity have put him in the national spotlight for over 20 years. Lee has been featured on Oprah, 20/20, Barbara Walters’ The View, CNN, PBS, and NPR. He has been interviewed by Newsweek, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other national magazines and radio talk shows.For over 25 years, Lee has conducted private and group sessions on a variety of issues working with men, women, couples, and families. He lectures, gives workshops and trainings in cities all over the world, delivering sensitive, yet sophisticated material to audiences in a humorous and simple way everyone can understand. His lectures have been branded as “hilariously entertaining, deeply compassionate, yet filled with ‘tell it like it is!’”Lee served as a professor at the University of Texas and at the University of Alabama before becoming a writer, bestselling author, life coach, and personal consultant. He currently resides on breathtaking Lookout Mountain in Mentone, Alabama with his three happy dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea on March 08, 2012

If you are interested in finding a book to read with the goal of learning more about Isaac Newton... read another book. If, on the other hand, you are interested in a reasonably entertaining historical murder mystery - check this out. The Newton we meet here is more Sherlock Holmes than, well, Newton......more

Goodreads review by John on August 09, 2015

Isaac Newton as Sherlock Holmes? Written by the author of the Bernie Gunther/Berlin Noir trilogy, which on the whole I liked? This seemed just the sort of thing for me, so in I jumped. Well, it sounded a lot more fun than it proved in fact to be. Which isn't to say that it's altogether a bad or boring......more

Goodreads review by Alberto on June 23, 2021

Entretenido libro en el que Sir Isaac Newton se transforma en Sherlock Holmes para descubrir los autores de una serie de asesinatos que ocultan algo más grande aún. Philip Kerr abandona a sus detectives habituales y se sumerge en la novela histórica con bastante éxito, aunque sin abandonar la serie......more

Goodreads review by Zandra on December 13, 2020

Odd to say, I found the pile up of dead bodies in this book quite boring. I felt the author was just showing off his own liking for gruesome detail. Sir Isaac Newton as Sherlock Holmes didn't ring true for me, I don't think Newton would have taken such a keen interest in the lives of those who are p......more

Goodreads review by MAPS - Booktube on March 20, 2018

Donc, un livre ardu à commencer, qui le devient de moins en moins à force d’entrer dans l’histoire. Le thriller prend une grande partie malgré le caractère historique ce qui donne une meilleure vitesse à la lecture. Le personnage de Newton est tout simplement incroyable. Il fait d’ailleurs pensé un......more


Quotes

Praise for Philip Kerr
“[A] sly and serious writer.”
The New York Times Book Review

“Kerr has the talent to convey the big idea and to take you
places you have never been.”
The Washington Post Book World

“A brilliantly innovative thriller writer.”
—Salman Rushdie

“[Kerr] makes the brain cells as well as the hairs on
the back of the neck tingle.”
GQ magazine

“One of the best crime novelists in the world.”
The Globe and Mail (London)