The Twelfth Night Murder (A Restoration Mystery) - Softcover

Rutherford, Anne

 
9780425255612: The Twelfth Night Murder (A Restoration Mystery)

Synopsis

As The New Globe Players bring laughter to audiences with their production of Shakespeare’s comedyTwelfth Night, Suzanne Thornton must bring justice to the tragic victim of a brutal murder

When the body of a young boymurdered, mutilated, and clothed in women’s attireis found under London Bridge, Constable Pepper believes him to be a member of The New Globe Players, one of the actors who specialize in women’s parts.

He is not, but Suzanne, summoned to make an identification, does recognize him from an encounter in the tavern the night beforeas the alluring doxy who caught the eye of more than a few of the patrons. Suzanne suspects that whoever hired him for the night reacted violently when his true sex was discovered.

Moved by the lad’s fate, Suzanne determines to find his killer. And first, she must uncover his identityan investigation that leads her to one of England’s wealthiest families and a powerful politician determined to keep the truth from being revealed at all costs.

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About the Authors

Anne Rutherford is a pseudonym for Julianne Lee. Lee has been writing historical fiction in several genres, under various pseudonyms, for over a decade. She was the author of the Catherine of Aragon novel,The Spanish Bride, in Berkley's Wives of Henry the Eighth series (under the house name Laurien Gardner) and as J. Ardian Lee wrote an historical fantasy series for Ace. The Restoration Murder Mysteries includeThe Opening Night Murder and The Scottish Play Murder.


Anne Rutherford is a pseudonym for Julianne Lee. Lee has been writing historical fiction in several genres, under various pseudonyms, for over a decade. She was the author of the Catherine of Aragon novel,The Spanish Bride, in Berkley's Wives of Henry the Eighth series (under the house name Laurien Gardner) and as J. Ardian Lee wrote an historical fantasy series for Ace. The Restoration Murder Mysteries includeThe Opening Night Murder and The Scottish Play Murder.

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