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The Devil's Paintbrush

By: Jake Arnott
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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In a Parisian restaurant Aleister Crowley, the notorious occultist, chances on Major-General Sir Hector McDonald, who is facing ruin in a shocking scandal, and vulnerable to Crowley's curious offer of help.

Follow this unlikely pair on an extraordinary night of revelation and transgression. Be transported to the battlefields of Sudan, the backstreets of Edinburgh, and the sultry tropics of Ceylon. And discover Sir Hector's tragic secret....

©2009 Jake Arnott (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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Thrilling, crazy, tender, bizarre, sexy, arcane. Goes to expected places. You are shown the two fascinating and flawed main characters from many perceptive perspectives. So have to decide yourself how you feel about them. Probably differently on different days. Blows my mind that these two men really met in real life.

A wild ride to say the least. A man ground down by shame meets the most shameless man of his time.

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