02453cam a2200397 i 4500 623829610 TxAuBib 20191023120000.0 190607s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019023509 9781432870188 large print; hardcover 1432870181 large print; hardcover (OCoLC)1104221214 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda DLC rda OCLCO rda DLC OCLCF JNE GO6 BKL TXDPL TxAuBib OCLCO OCLCF JNE GO6 BKL TXDPL TxAuBib rda Mason, Tim, 1950-, author. The Darwin Affair / By Tim Mason. Large print edition. Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019] 599 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later--and only a block away--Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? And who is the shadowy figure witnesses describe as having lifeless, coal-black eyes? Soon, Field's investigation exposes a shocking conspiracy in which the publication of Charles Darwin's controversial On the Origin of Species sets off a string of murders, arson, kidnapping, and the pursuit of a madman named the Chorister. As the investigation takes Field from the dangerous alleyways of London to the hallowed halls of Oxford, the list of possible conspirators grows, and the body count escalates. And as he edges closer to the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden"--Provided by publisher. 20191023. Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901 Assassination attempts Fiction. Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 Fiction. Police England London Fiction. Conspiracy theories Fiction. Criminal investigation Fiction. Murder Fiction. Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Thrillers. Fiction. TXKPL