The Scarlet Code

C. S. Quinn

ISBN 10: 1786498464 / ISBN 13: 9781786498465

Editore: Atlantic Books, 2020

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. 2020. Main. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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• Titolo: The Scarlet Code
• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1786498464
• ISBN 13: 9781786498465
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

1789. The Bastille has fallen...As Parisians pick souvenirs from the rubble, a killer stalks the lawless streets. His victims are female aristocrats. His executions use the most terrible methods of the ancient regime.English spy Attica Morgan is laying low in Paris, helping nobles escape. When her next charge falls victim to the killer's twisted machinations, Attica realises she alone can unmask him. But now it seems his deadly sights are set on her.As the city prisons empty, and a mob mobilises to storm Versailles, finding a dangerous criminal is never going to be easy. Attica's only hope is to enlist her old ally, reformed pirate Jemmy Avery, to track the killer though his revolutionary haunts. But even with a pirate and her fast knife, it seems Attica might not manage to stay alive.'A rip-roaring adventure' Tessa Harris on The Bastille Spy

Informazioni sull?autore

C. S. Quinn is a travel and lifestyle journalist for The Times, the Guardian and the Mirror, alongside many magazines. Prior to this, Quinn's background in historic research won prestigious postgraduate funding from the British Arts Council. Quinn pooled these resources, combining historical research with first-hand experiences in far-flung places to create her bestselling The Thief Taker series.