Death and the Chevalier

Lancashire, 1745. The Young Pretender is marching south to claim the English throne. Meanwhile, Coroner Titus Cragg searches for the head belonging to a decapitated body found in a pond. As simmering tensions split the town, Cragg finds himself arrested for murder, and must team up with his old friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, to expose the real killer.

Info autore

Robin Blake is the author of nine Cragg & Fidelis Mysteries, as well as acclaimed biographies the artists Anthony Van Dyck and George Stubbs. He has written, produced and presented extensively for radio, and been widely published as a writer on books and the arts. He lives in London.

Riassunto

Lancashire, 1745. The Young Pretender is marching south to claim the English throne. Meanwhile, Coroner Titus Cragg searches for the head belonging to a decapitated body found in a pond. As simmering tensions split the town, Cragg finds himself arrested for murder, and must team up with his old friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, to expose the real killer.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robin Blake
• Editore: Canongate Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780727889201
• ISBN: 978-0-7278-8920-1
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: A Cragg and Fidelis Mystery
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli > Polizieschi storici; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Political, Lancashire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Historical crime and mysteries, C 1700 To C 1800