Christopher Redmayne is a true Restoration man. After the destruction wrought by the Great Fire, he is also one of the architects working to restore London to its previous splendour. Jonathan Bale is a Puritan constable with an unshakeable sense of right and wrong which has made him an excellent upholder of the law and a fierce critic of the newly restored Court. At first sight Redmayne and Bale would seem to each other to embody all that irritates them most in their fellow man. However, thrown together by a fatal stabbing, they will have to bury their differences - or risk the murderer claiming an unthinkable victim...
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Descrizione del libro:
Saturated with the drama and turmoil of Restoration England, THE KING'S EVIL is the first book in an evocative new series and is set to establish the author as one of the most entertaining writers of historical crime
L'autore:
A former history lecturer, Edward Marston has worked as a full-time writer since 1966 and has written over forty original plays for radio, television and theatre, as well as children's books, literary criticism and novels.
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- EditoreHeadline
- Data di pubblicazione2000
- ISBN 10 0747262551
- ISBN 13 9780747262558
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine288
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