A Cruel Necessity - Brossura

Tyler, L.C.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 147211504X ISBN 13: 9781472115041

Casa editrice: Constable, 2015

Riassunto

The first John Grey historical mystery

The theatres are padlocked.
Christmas has been cancelled.
It is 1657 and the unloved English Republic is eight years old. Though Cromwell's joyless grip on power appears immovable, many still look to Charles Stuart's dissolute and threadbare court-in-exile, and some are prepared to risk their lives plotting a restoration.

For the officers of the Republic, constant vigilance is needed. So, when the bloody corpse of a Royalist spy is discovered on the dung heap of a small Essex village, why is the local magistrate so reluctant to investigate? John Grey, a young lawyer with no clients, finds himself alone in believing that the murdered man deserves justice. Grey is drawn into a vortex of plot and counter-plot and into the all-encompassing web of intrigue spun by Cromwell's own spy-master, John Thurloe.

So when nothing is what is seems, can Grey trust anyone?

'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' - The Times

'A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . . . Why would we not want more of John Grey?' - The Bookbag

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Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance. --(The Times)

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A John Grey historical mystery

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Constable
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 147211504X
• ISBN 13: 9781472115041
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320