John Devil
Brian Stableford & Paul Féval Père
Book 1 of John Devil
Language: English
Publisher: Black Coat Pr
Published: Jan 1, 1861
Brian Stableford & Paul Féval Père
Book 1 of John Devil
Language: English
Publisher: Black Coat Pr
Published: Jan 1, 1861
Description:
London, 1816. A mysterious criminal mastermind known as John Devil challenges the detective powers of Scotland Yard's chief superintendent Gregory Temple. A true literary event ; this is the first time in fiction that the term "detective" was used. JOHN DEVIL, written in 1863, is the first procedural thriller in the history of modern literature.