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Can I read The American Boy on EtoBox?
The American Boy by Taylor, Andrew is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The American Boy about?
The No.1 bestseller and award-winning Richard & Judy Book Club pick. An atmospheric and deeply absorbing literary historical crime classic - available for the first time as an ebook.England 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the childs sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Helplessly drawn to Frants beautiful, unhappy mother, Thomas becomes entwined in their familys affairs.When a brutal murder takes place in Londons seedy backstreets, it is not certain who either the victim or the killer is. But all clues seem to lead back to the Frant household, and Shield is tangled in a web of lies, money, sex and death that threatens to tear his new life apart.And what of the strange American boy at the heart of these macabre events what is the dark secret of young Edgar Allan Poe?
Who reads The American Boy?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Taylor, Andrew
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007791514
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Thriller, Thrillers
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (1,777 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14