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Hyde : a novel / Craig Russell.

Russell, Craig, 1956- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780385544443
ISBN: 0385544448
Physical Description: 336 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Constable, an imprint of Little Brown, an Hachette UK Company, London, in 2021."--Title page verso.

Summary, etc.:

"A stunning reimagining of the Jekyll and Hyde story, internationally acclaimed author Craig Russell (The Devil Aspect) introduces Captain Edward Hyde, chief detective of Victorian Edinburgh, as he investigates a gruesome murder that may unmask his own darkest secret"-- Provided by publisher.

As chief detective for the City of Edinburgh Police, Captain Edward Henry Hyde is responsible for investigating all murders and serious crimes in the city. When Hyde finds himself at the scene of a brutal murder, with no idea of how he got there or the events leading up to the discovery, his alarm is triggered on two levels. First, the crime scene involves the Threefold Death, an ancient Celtic rite of sacrifice entangled with dark Scottish spiritual mythology. Second, Hyde suffers from a rare form of epilepsy that causes him to lose time-- amnesiac absences where he cannot account for his actions-- and nocturnal seizures that manifest themselves as vivid and lucid dreams. Trying to unravel the imagery in the otherworld of his dreaming, his investigation leads to the very places he fears, but has never fully imagined. -- adapted from Amazon