David Ashton 
Trick of the Light [EPUB ebook] 
An Inspector McLevy Mystery 3

BASED ON THE LONG-RUNNING BBC RADIO 4 Mc LEVY DRAMA SERIES…WHILE THE STREETS OF LONDON HAD SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE DARK ALLEYS OF EDINBURGH HAD INSPECTOR JAMES Mc LEVYELEGANT AND CONVINCING‘ The Times | ‚ASHTON IS THE DIRECT HEIR TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON‘ Brian Cox | ‚EXCELLENT‘ The Sherlock Holmes Society | ‚DRIPPING WITH MELODRAMA AND DERRING-DO‘ Herald Halloween 1881, Edinburgh, and the dead are restless.In respectable Edinburgh society, beautiful young American spiritualist, Sophia Adler, is causing a furore with her dramatic s ances. But the ghosts of the past seem hell-bent on retribution.Inspector James Mc Levy finds his investigations distracted by more earthly concerns when Muriel Grierson, an outwardly genteel widow is robbed at home. Her knight in shining armour – one Arthur Conan Doyle, recently graduated from medical school – is keen to learn from such a master of detection as the renowned inspector, but Mc Levy is less sure that he requires a new acolyte.A vicious murder occurs with evidence of supernatural strength and violence. Treachery revenged from a battle long ago. All roads lead to Sophia Adler and the inspector becomes involved with one of the most dangerous women he has ever encountered. THE INSPECTOR MCLEVY SERIES1 – Shadow of the Serpent2 – Fall from Grace3 – A Trick of the Light4 – Nor Will He Sleep