The Drowned City. First Printing. Signed by the Author. (Daniel Pursglove). NEW

Maitland, K. J.

ISBN 10: 1472235983 / ISBN 13: 9781472235985

Published by London. Headline Review/Headline Publishing Group, 2021

About this Item

London. Headline Review/Headline Publishing Group. 2021. Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing (1 shown under First Published 2021 on copyright page). Crown Octavo 7½" by 5" (190 mm x 126 mm) approx. 437 pp. Sunshine yellow boards with white titles to the spine. No wear to the boards and the text block is pristine. flat signed by the author without dedication to a 'Signed by the Author' page in the prelims. Unclipped dust wrapper with artwork by Joe McClaren. Relief maps in duotone blues to the endpapers. The book and jacket are new in beautiful condition. This is the first Daniel Pursglove novel. 1606. England stands divided in the wake of the failed Gunpowder Plot. As a devastating tidal wave sweeps the Bristol Channel, rumours of new treachery reach the King.In Newgate prison, Daniel Pursglove receives an unexpected - and dangerous - offer. Charles Fitzalan, close confidant of King James, will grant his freedom - if Daniel can infiltrate the underground Catholic network in Bristol and unmask the one conspirator still at large. Where better to hide a traitor than in the chaos of a drowned city? Daniel goes to Bristol to investigate, but soon finds himself at the heart of a dark Jesuit conspiracy - and in pursuit of a killer.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Drowned City. First Printing. Signed by the Author. (Daniel Pursglove). NEW
• Publisher: London. Headline Review/Headline Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472235983
• ISBN 13: 9781472235985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • hypermodern, fiction, first, signed

About this title

Synopsis

Gunpowder and treason changed England forever. But the tides are turning and revenge runs deep in this compelling historical thriller.

About the Author

Karen Maitland is an historical novelist, lecturer and teacher of Creative Writing, with over twenty books to her name. She grew up in Malta, which inspired her passion for history, and travelled and worked all over the world before settling in the United Kingdom. She has a doctorate in psycholinguistics, and now lives on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon.