by Peter Ackroyd · Hamish Hamilton Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780241116647
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«Hawksmoor» is the historical mystery novel by Peter Ackroyd, published by Hamish Hamilton in hardcover (320 pages, in English).
The novel alternates between two eras of London: in the eighteenth century, the architect Nicholas Dyer conceals a dark design in the seven churches he builds; two and a half centuries later, detective Nicholas Hawksmoor investigates murders in those same places. The work blends thriller, ghost story and metaphysical speculation about reason and darkness.
Hawksmoor, first published in 1985, won the Whitbread Book Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize.
It is intended for readers of gothic, historical and mystery fiction interested in a dark and symbolic London.
Peter Ackroyd is an English novelist, biographer and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. He is noted for his "technically innovative novels", the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices, and the depth of his research.
