The Infidel Stain, M.J. Carter
The Infidel Stain, M.J. Carter
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The Infidel Stain

Author: M.J. Carter

Narrator: Alex Wyndham

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/29/2016


Synopsis

Blake and Avery return in the stunning sequel to M. J. Carter's lauded fiction debut, The Strangler Vine.

London, 1841. Returned from their adventures in India, Jeremiah Blake and William Avery have both had their difficulties adapting to life in Victorian England. Moreover, time and distance have weakened the close bond between them, forged in the jungles of India. Then a shocking series of murders in the world of London’s gutter press forces them back together. The police seem mysteriously unwilling to investigate, then connections emerge between the murdered men and the growing and unpredictable movement demanding the right to vote for all. In the back streets of Drury Lane, among criminals, whores, pornographers, and missionaries, Blake and Avery must race against time to find the culprit before he kills again. But what if the murderer is being protected by some of the highest powers in the land?

About M.J. Carter

M.J. Carter is a biographer, historian, and thriller writer who was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and Exeter College, Oxford. She worked as a publisher and journalist before beginning research on her biography of Anthony Blunt in 1994. She lives in London with her husband and two sons. Anthony Blunt: His lives (2001), her first book, won the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Orwell Prize, and was shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread Biography Award. In the US it was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as one of the seven best books of 2002.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vishnu on August 10, 2020

I have been listening many detective books written about last two centuries. Specially from British India or Britain origin. I have done Marathon Listining to this book. I was completely thrilled by the book. It was unfortunate that the first part of the book was not available on storytel. But I was......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 03, 2018

Absolutely superb. At least as good as The Strangler Vine. Such a strong account of early Victorian social injustice as well as an incredibly vivid tour of its London streets. Our heroes Avery and Blake, as before, make perfect guides to this fascinating time and place. Beautifully written. A book o......more

Goodreads review by Liz on April 26, 2015

I did not read the first in this series but it really didnt matter. An excellent historical crime fiction novel. Full review to follow.......more