Set amidst Victorian London's seamy, fog-shrouded underworld, Jonathan Barnes' The Somnambulist is a 'superb debut [that] raises the bar for historical thrillers' (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Meet Edward Moon, an illusionist and detective who operates solely with the aid of his hulking, mute sidekick. '[A] cheeky tale . salvaged from the sensationalist novels of the past three centuries.'-New York Times