by Peter Ackroyd · El Aleph Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476695111
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«La sombra de Hawksmoor» is the historical mystery novel by Peter Ackroyd, published by El Aleph Editores in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
The plot alternates between 18th-century London and the present: the architect Nicholas Dyer builds churches while conspiring and dreaming of an illusionist utopia, and in contemporary times detective Nicholas Hawksmoor investigates corpses found in those same temples. Both worlds cross in an intrigue of almost gothic atmosphere.
The work was originally published as «Hawksmoor» in 1985 and received the Guardian Fiction Award and the Whitbread Award. This Spanish edition includes a translation by Fátima Serra.
A read for those who appreciate historical mystery plots with a gothic atmosphere and a dual timeline.
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.
