The Shadows of London - James Marwood & Cat Lovett 6

''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...

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Taylor
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.02.2024
• EAN: 9780008494179
• ISBN: 978-0-00-849417-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: James Marwood & Cat Lovett
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; 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