When Georges father died, he left his son a watchmakers shopand a whole lot more.
But George has little talent for watches and other infernal devices. When someone tries to steal an old device from the premises, George finds himself embroiled in a mystery of time travel, wild music and sexual intrigue.
This is the real thinga mad inventor, curious coins, murky London alleys and windblown Scottish Isles
a wild and extravagant plot that turns up new mysteries with each succeeding page. James P. Blaylock
