The Murders of Richard III (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Peters, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896219070 ISBN 13: 9780896219076

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1989

Synopsis

When attractive American Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair, she experts only one mystery. Since the hosts and guests are all fanatic devotees of King Richard III, they hope to clear his name of the 500-year old accusation that he killed the little princess in the Tower of London. Jacqueline is amused at the group's eccentricities until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth-century murder methods - beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal. Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive reader.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. She was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0896219070
• ISBN 13: 9780896219076
• Binding: Hardcover