{"product_id":"the-darwin-affair-paperback","title":"The Darwin Affair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDive into this edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, as London's Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field investigates a string of unspeakable crimes set off by the controversial publication\u003ci\u003e On the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is breathtaking from start to stop.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available, too: \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, a new thriller with Inspector Field\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later--and only a block away--Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that the crimes are connected. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Or were both crimes part of an even more sinister plot? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Field's investigation soon exposes a shocking conspiracy: the publication of Charles Darwin's controversial \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e has set off a string of terrible crimes--murder, arson, kidnapping. Witnesses describe a shadowy figure with lifeless, coal-black eyes. As the investigation takes Field from the dangerous alleyways of London to the hallowed halls of Oxford, the list of possible conspirators grows, and the body count escalates. And as he edges closer to the dastardly madman called the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Pick * A \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mystery Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e Best Summer Book * A Forbes.com Best Historical Novel of the Summer\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Mason is a playwright whose work has enjoyed numerous productions in New York City and throughout the world for decades. Among the awards he has received are a Kennedy Center Award, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Award, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant. In addition to his dramatic plays, he wrote the book for \u003ci\u003eDr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, which had two seasons on Broadway and tours nationally every year. He is the author of one young adult novel, \u003ci\u003e The Last Synapsid\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2009.\u003ci\u003e The Darwin Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is his first adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166060056711,"sku":"9781643750460","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/075317ace90311af3eeedd438ea9ac57.webp?v=1733318139","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-darwin-affair-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}