The Shadows of London

Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!
A Times Historical Crime Novel of the year

`An absolute delight in a series that goes from strength to strength¿ S. G. McLean, prize-winning author of the Seeker series
`This is Taylor at his unassailable best¿ Financial Times
London 1671
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man¿s brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate.
It¿s possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished ¿ the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse¿s owner;
the second, a possibly treacherous employee of the Council of Foreign Plantations.
The pressure on Marwood mounts as Charles II¿s most influential courtiers, Lord Arlington and the Duke of Buckingham, show an interest in his activities ¿ and Marwood soon begins to suspect the murder trail may lead right to the heart of government.
Meanwhile, a young, impoverished Frenchwoman has caught the eye of the king, a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences¿

About the author

Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Ashes of London, The Silent Boy, and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club Choice.

He has won many awards, including the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWA’s prestigious Diamond Dagger.

Summary

Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!A Times Historical Crime Novel of the year

Foreword

The gripping new historical crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Royal Secret

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Taylor
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2023
• EAN: 9780008626273
• ISBN: 978-0-00-862627-3
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Series: James Marwood & Cat Lovett
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; City of London, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Thrillers / Political, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Historical / Renaissance, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Narrative theme: Politics, Political / legal thriller, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Historical crime & mysteries, Alternative history fiction, C 1600 To C 1700, 1660 to 1714 (Restoration and the Later Stuart period), Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Classic fiction: general and literary