The Scrivener: B Format - Couverture souple

Blake, Robin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472116011 ISBN 13 : 9781472116017

Editeur : Constable & Robinson, 2016

Synopsis

The third book in the Cragg & Fidelis historical crime series, from a master of the genre.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robin Blake is a novelist, art critic and acclaimed biographer of Anthony Van Dyck and George Stubbs. Born and brought up in Preston, he has lived for many years in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The year is 1742, and the people of Preston are looking forward to their ancient once-every-twenty-years festival of merriment and excess, the Preston Guild. But the prospect darkens as the town plunges into a financial crisis caused by the death of pawnbroker and would-be banker Philip Pimbo, apparently shot behind the locked door of his office. Is it suicide? Coroner Titus Cragg suspects so, but Dr Luke Fidelis disagrees.

To untangle the truth Cragg must dig out the secrets of Pimbo's personal life, learn the grim facts of the African slave trade, search for a missing Civil War treasure and deal with the machinations of his old enemy Ephraim Grimshaw, now the town's mayor. Mild-mannered as ever, but passionate for justice, Cragg relies once again on the help and advice of his analytical friend Fidelis, his astute wife Elizabeth and the contents of a well-stocked library.

Praise for Robin Blake:

'Titus is our likeable, fair, humorous narrator, ready to stand up to the threats and bombast of those who prefer the truth to stay hidden' Daily Express

'Fascinating . . . Blake's knowledge of an eighteenth century backwater just shaking off medieval superstitions is deep and engaging' Booklist

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable & Robinson
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472116011
• ISBN 13: 9781472116017
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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