Blood On The Strand: 2 (Adventures of Thomas Chaloner) - Hardcover

Gregory, Susanna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847440029 ISBN 13: 9781847440020

Publisher: Sphere, 2007

Synopsis

Rebellion is in the air of London in the spring of 1663. Thomas Chaloner, spy for the King's intelligence service, has just returned from thwarting a planned revolt in Dublin, but soon realises that England's capital is no haven of peace. He is ordered to investigate the shooting of a beggar during a royal procession. He soon learns the man is no vagrant, but someone with links to the powerful Company of Barber-Surgeons. He master, the Earl of Clarendon, is locked in a deadly feud with the Earl of Bristol, and an innocent man is about to be hanged in Newgate. Chaloner is embroiled in a desperate race against time to protect Clarendon, to discover the true identity of the beggar's murderer, and to save a blameless man from the executioner's noose.

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Review:

Fans will be pleased to hear that Susanna Gregory has yet again hit on a winning formula of taking a likeable main character, involving him in a gripping plot and setting them within a commendably realistic setting. It is another bravura performance. (HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW)

Gregory tells an extremely complicated tale with great clarity and riveting excitement. (REVIEWINGTHEEVIDENCE.COM)

Book Description:

Susanna Gregory, creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mediaeval mysteries, has created another compelling fictional detective set in Restoration London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1847440029
• ISBN 13: 9781847440020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464