'Superb.... An engrossing and complicated tale...that touches on every aspect of Victorian society.'—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World'After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper.' ...

"Entirely wonderful . . . chock-full of revenge, romance, duplicity, concealed identities and murder most frequent."—Washington Post Building on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox retu...