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The Nine Giants: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
Edward Marston
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Description for The Nine Giants: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
Paperback. As book holder and stage manager of Lord Westfield's Men, Nicholas Bracewell is accustomed to solving problems. So when he discovers the corpse of a man, he is determined to unravel its mystery. After several attacks on the company's members, Nicholas suspects a connection - could these apparently accidental events be part of some hidden design? Series: The Nicholas Bracewell Mysteries. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Series: Nicholas Bracewell. As book holder and stage manager of Lord Westfield's Men, Nicholas Bracewell is accustomed to solving problems. So when he discovers the corpse of a man, he is determined to unravel its mystery. After several attacks on the company's members, Nicholas suspects a connection - could these apparently accidental events be part of some hidden design?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FFH. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight: 226.
The fiery star of the company of players called Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants Inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault and a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river....
The fiery star of the company of players called Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants Inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault and a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river....
Product Details
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
The Nicholas Bracewell Mysteries
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749010287
SKU
V9780749010287
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About Edward Marston
Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.
Reviews for The Nine Giants: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
'A richly detailed evocation of time and place ... remains suspenseful to the last page.' Kirkus Reviews