Michael Cox
Michael Cox is the author of The Meaning of Night, which was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. He is also the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M. R. James and coeditor of a number of Oxford anthologies of short fiction, including The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories. Michael lives in rural Northamptonshire, England.
Michael Cox is the author of The Meaning of Night, which was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. He is also the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M. R. James and coeditor of a number of Oxford anthologies of short fiction, including The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories. Michael lives in rural Northamptonshire, England. See less
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Michael Cox book reviews
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The Meaning of Night: A Confession
Great read
by rozk, Jun 27, 2013
If you like Victorian London mysteries and history and intriguing plots, this is the book for you. It thickens with every chapter and keeps you wanting to read it in one gulp.......but don't, savor ... Read More
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The Meaning of Night: A Confession
well written intrigue
by MTWDRW, Jul 30, 2009
Erudite faultless writing. Long slog loving nod to the 19th c genre
perfected by Mary Braddon. Dive in if you are a distance swimmer.
Not for the literary feeble, you need to know your classic ... Read More
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The Meaning of Night: A Confession
Fascinating
"After killing the red-haired man I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper."
From the first sentence, The Meaning of Night grabs you and doesn't let go. Reminiscent of Wilkie Collins and the ... Read More
