: The story is narrated by Christopher Ellis , a hot-tempered young gentleman sent to the Tower not as a prisoner, but to serve as Newton's assistant and bodyguard.
: The investigation into fake coins quickly turns dark when a body is discovered in the Tower's Lion Tower. Newton and Ellis find a mysterious coded message on the corpse, signaling that the counterfeiting is merely a small piece of a much larger, more dangerous conspiracy. Materia oscura - Philip Kerr.epub
(originally published as Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton ) is a historical thriller by British author Philip Kerr , first released in 2002 . Departing from his famous Bernie Gunther series, Kerr crafts a 17th-century mystery that reimagines Sir Isaac Newton and his assistant Christopher Ellis as a duo reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Plot Overview : The story is narrated by Christopher Ellis
The story is set in , a city rife with political and religious tension. (originally published as Dark Matter: The Private Life