Soho Press - Ruffian on the Stair by Gary Newman

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A writer investigates his grandfather’s connection to the disappearance of a painter and his masterpiece.

March 2009| Fiction/Mystery
$25 Paperback
ISBN:978-1-56947-543-0

“In what turns out to be an intriguing case of murder and romance, the author brings London’s East End and India under the Raj vividly to life.”—Publishers Weekly

“The author succeeds admirably in recreating Victorian London, both in character and setting. Fans of Anne Perry and other Victorian mysteries will enjoy.”—Library Journal

“A most satisfying gothic detective tale.”—Booklist

On his grandfather’s death, writer Seb Rolvenden inherits papers which reveal that his grandfather was involved in the disappearance of a painter and his masterpiece. Seeing a book in this, Seb pursues a trail of clues in the papers.

Gary Newman has taught foreign languages both in the United Kingdom and abroad and now works as a translator. He lives in the North-East of England.