The Somnambulist

Jonathan Barnes

Feb 2009 · Recorded Books · Narrated by John Curless

About this audiobook

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

About the author

Jonathan Barnes has a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Sussex. He has been writing since the age of 21 and under a pseudonym has published four novels. He cam across the Bates method in 1983 and, as a wearer of glasses himself, decided to investigate it from a biologist's viewpoint. He found it logical and consistent, and since practising it has been able to improve his eyesight and discard his glasses.