9781590581124: Five for Silver
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ISBN 10 : 1590581121 ISBN 13 : 9781590581124
Editeur : Poisoned Pen Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Five for Silver Praise for Five for Silver... "[A] sterling historical page-turner." -Publishers Weekly starred review "The historical-mystery series that stand the test of time are those that put story first and research second. This is one of those series." -Booklist In 542, Peter, John the Lord Chamberlain's elderly servant, claims a heavenly visitor revealed a murder to him. It transpires that Peter's old arm... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The year is 542. Peter, John the Lord Chamberlain's elderly servant, claims a heavenly visitor revealed a murder to him. It transpires that Peter's old army friend has indeed been stabbed, but then John discovers that Gregory was not what he appeared to be. Is the solution to the mystery to be found in a hidden identity, in the will made by a dying ship owner with a wayward son, or perhaps even amid the oracles in a merchant's garden? John's quest leads him to churchmen and whores, lawyers and bear trainers. Suspects include and bear trainers. Suspects include a dealer in dubious antiquities, a resourceful bookseller, a court poet fixated on bereavement, and a holy fool who outrages the city by dancing with the dead and invading the empress' private bath. Only a man of unbending principle could hope to find justice in a terrified city where the good and the bad are struck down indiscriminately, where disorder rules, and where witnesses may die before they can be questioned. A city, in short, where death is the murderer's accomplice.

Biographie de l'auteur

The husband and wife team of Mary Reed and Eric Mayer had published several short John the Eunuch detections in mystery anthologies and in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine prior to 1999's highly acclaimed first full length novel, One for Sorrow. Two for Joy is their second full-length John the Eunuch mystery

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Éditeur
Poisoned Pen Pr
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1590581121
ISBN 13 
9781590581124
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
290
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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