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London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.
'Finlay depicts a seedy, desperate London and vivid characters with considerable skill' The Times
Nowhere to hide.
London, 1896. As winter grips the city, a group of African travellers seek sanctuary inside the walls of the Quaker Meeting House. They are being hunted by a ruthless showman, who is forcing them to perform in his ethnic exhibition in the London Aquarium.

Nowhere to turn.
Private investigator William Arrowood and his assistant Barnett agree to help the travellers avoid capture. But when they arrive at the Meeting House, they find a scene of devastation. Two people have been murdered and the others have fled into the night.

Nowhere to run.
The hunt for the real killer leads Arrowood into the dark heart of Victorian London. A shadowy world of freak shows, violence and betrayal, where there are no good choices and only the slimmest chance of survival…

London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood

South London, 1896. William Arrowood, Victorian London’s less salubrious private detective, is paid a visit by Captain Moon, the owner of a pleasure steamer moored on the Thames. He complains that someone has been damaging his boat, putting his business in jeopardy.

Arrowood and his trusty sidekick Barnett suspect professional jealousy, but when a shocking discovery is pulled from the river, it seems like even fouler play is afoot.

It’s up to Arrowood and Barnett to solve the case, before any more corpses end up in the watery depths.

Londyn 1896. Miasto żyje kolejnym sukcesem Sherlocka Holmesa. Znany detektyw jest ulubieńcem śmietanki towarzyskiej, na jego usługi mogą sobie pozwolić tylko najbogatsi. Jednak zbrodnia kwitnie też w mrocznych zaułkach południowego Londynu, gdzie zabójstwa zleca się równie łatwo, jak uszycie nowej koszuli. To pole działania Williama Arrowooda, który uważa się za najlepszego prywatnego detektywa w mieście, chociaż daleko mu do sławy i bogactwa Holmesa. Kiedy Arrowood dostaje nowe zlecenie, jest pewien, że to będzie jedna z najłatwiejszych spraw w jego karierze. Odnaleźć zaginioną dziewczynę? Nic prostszego. Tyle że śledztwo szybko zamienia się w pogoń za mordercą, a droga do prawdy jest równie bezpieczna, jak spacer nad przepaścią. Wystarczy jeden fałszywy krok, by Arrowood przegrał walkę z wszechobecnym złem.

London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. 1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of London society. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of the city, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent, and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood is in no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr and Mrs Barclay engage him to trace their estranged daughter Birdie, he’s sure it won’t be long before he and his assistant Barnett have tracked her down. But this seemingly simple missing person case…

London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.

1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of London society. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of the city, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent, and considerably less well-paid cases.

Arrowood is in no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr and Mrs Barclay engage him to trace their estranged daughter Birdie, he’s sure it won’t be long before he and his assistant Barnett have tracked her down.

But this seemingly simple missing person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood’s London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered . . .

1895: Londres esta asustado. Un asesino esta al acecho en las calles de la ciudad. Los pobres estan hambrientos; los jefes del crimen estan tomando el control; la fuerza policial esta a punto de colapsar.Mientras los ricos buscan a Sherlock Holmes, el famoso detective privado raramente visita las calles sobrepobladas del sur de Londres, donde los crimenes son peores y la gente es mas pobre.En un oscuro rincon de Southwark, las victimas recurren a un hombre que desprecia a Holmes, a su clientela adinerada y a su alardeante enfoque forense hacia el crimen: Arrowood, psicologo autodidacta, borracho ocasional e investigador privado,Cuando un hombre desaparece misteriosamente y la pista clave de Arrowood es brutalmente apunalada ante sus ojos, el y su companero Barnett enfrentan su investigacion mas dificil hasta ahora: capturar al jefe de la pandilla mas peligrosa de Londres... En la tradicion best seller de Anthony Horowitz y Andrew Taylor, este crimen gloriosamente oscuro perseguira a los lectores mucho tiempo despues de haber leido la ultima pagina.
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London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.

1895: London’s scared. A killer haunts the city’s streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force stretched to breaking point.

While the rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer.

In a dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to a man who despises Holmes, his wealthy clientele and his showy forensic approach to crime: Arrowood – self-taught psychologist, occasional drunkard and private investigator.

When a man mysteriously disappears and Arrowood’s best lead is viciously stabbed before his eyes, he and his sidekick Barnett face their toughest quest yet: to capture the head of the most notorious gang in London…