'After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn’s for an oyster supper…'
Edward Glyver, book lover, scholar and murderer, is determined to overcome his deadly rival, Phoebus Daunt, and reclaim his rightful destiny as heir to a fortune. His path takes him from Victorian London’s foggy streets, brothels and opium dens to England’s most enchanting country house, home to his arch-enemy Daunt and the ravishing Emily Carteret, who steals his heart. But, for each step Glyver takes towards to entrapping his rival, the further he seems to slip from his grasp.

(From Publisher)

Michael Cox has been planning and drafting 'The Meaning of Night' for thirty years. He is a former editor at Oxford University Press and biographer of the ghost story writer M. R. James. His lifelong passion for Victorian literature led him to edit a number of collections of short fiction from the period, including 'The Oxford Book of Victorian Detective Stories'. He lives in rural Northamptonshire – where 'The Meaning of Night' is partly set – with his wife. This is his first novel.