The Laughing Hangman: A Novel - Hardcover

Marston, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312143052 ISBN 13: 9780312143053

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1996

Synopsis

The actors of Lord Westfield's Men and their stage manager, Nicholas Bracewell, are accused of heresy, especially after admitting a sacriligious playwright to their group, and when murder befalls the troupe, Bracewell is forced to find the killer before he can strike once again.

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Review:

"Marston's wit and vivid evocation of Elizabethan London's sights and smells provide a delightfully ribald backdrop for this clever series."-Publishers Weekly

"A delightfully dazzling period piece suffused with humor, wit and atmospheric drama." -- Booklist

""A delightfully dazzling period piece suffused with humor, wit and atmospheric drama."" -- Booklist

About the Author:

EDWARD MARSTON was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children books or literary criticism, plays or biographies and the settings for his crime novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of the Domesday Survey. He is also a former Chairman of the Crime Writers Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312143052
• ISBN 13: 9780312143053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248