The Plague Road: A John Grey Historical Mystery
Autor LC Tyleren Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 oct 2017
1665, and the Great Plague has London in its grip. Where better, then, to hide a murdered man than among the corpses on their way to the Plague pit?
When a supposed Plague victim is found with a knife in his back, John Grey, now a successful lawyer, is called in to investigate. The dead man was known to be carrying a compromising letter from the Duke of York to the French ambassador. Now the letter has vanished and Secretary of State Lord Arlington wants it.
But Arlington is not the only one trying to recover the letter. Somebody has killed once trying to obtain it - and is prepared to kill again. Grey must set off on a journey through Plague-ravaged England to fulfil his commission and keep himself safe from his enemies - if the Plague doesn't get him first...
Praise for L.C. Tyler
'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' The Times
'A historical thriller, but one written with tongue firmly in cheek . . . Tyler is a witty writer, and this third outing for Grey is great fun' - Sunday Times
'An exciting, well-plotted and brilliantly witty historical mystery' For Winter Nights
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472122872
ISBN-10: 1472122879
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Constable
Seria A John Grey Historical Mystery
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472122879
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Constable
Seria A John Grey Historical Mystery
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance
A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . . . Why would we not want more of John Grey?
An exciting, well-plotted and brilliantly witty historical mystery
Cracking!
L.C. Tyler [sets] sharply observed period detail against a witty, vividly characterised version of life in the 17th century
Stirring stuff, with lively repartee, from a master of the genre
Tyler is a witty writer, and this third outing for Grey is great fun
1665, and the Great Plague has London in its grip. Where better, then, to hide a murdered man than among the corpses on their way to the Plague pit?
When a supposed Plague victim is found with a knife in his back, John Grey, now a successful lawyer, is called in to investigate. The dead man was known to be carrying a compromising letter from the Duke of York to the French ambassador. Now the letter has vanished and Secretary of State Lord Arlington wants it.
But Arlington is not the only one trying to recover the letter. Somebody has killed once trying to obtain it - and is prepared to kill again. Grey must set off on a journey through Plague-ravaged England to fulfil his commission and keep himself safe from his enemies - if the Plague doesn't get him first...
Praise for L. C. Tyler
'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' The Times
'Witty and amazing, L. C. Tyler has a wicked sense of humour' M. C. Beaton
A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . . . Why would we not want more of John Grey?
An exciting, well-plotted and brilliantly witty historical mystery
Cracking!
L.C. Tyler [sets] sharply observed period detail against a witty, vividly characterised version of life in the 17th century
Stirring stuff, with lively repartee, from a master of the genre
Tyler is a witty writer, and this third outing for Grey is great fun
1665, and the Great Plague has London in its grip. Where better, then, to hide a murdered man than among the corpses on their way to the Plague pit?
When a supposed Plague victim is found with a knife in his back, John Grey, now a successful lawyer, is called in to investigate. The dead man was known to be carrying a compromising letter from the Duke of York to the French ambassador. Now the letter has vanished and Secretary of State Lord Arlington wants it.
But Arlington is not the only one trying to recover the letter. Somebody has killed once trying to obtain it - and is prepared to kill again. Grey must set off on a journey through Plague-ravaged England to fulfil his commission and keep himself safe from his enemies - if the Plague doesn't get him first...
Praise for L. C. Tyler
'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' The Times
'Witty and amazing, L. C. Tyler has a wicked sense of humour' M. C. Beaton
Notă biografică
Len (L.C.) Tyler is an award-winning British mystery writer, author of both a contemporary comedic series about a hapless writer and his nosy agent and a historical mystery series set during Oliver Cromwell's rule. Tyler was educated at Oxford and has lived in Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Denmark, and Norway; he currently lives in London. The first two novels in his Ethelred and Elsie series, The Herring Seller's Apprentice and Ten Little Herrings, were both nominated for Edgar Awards. Fun fact: he can recite all the kings and queens of England, in order, with dates.