Seven for a Secret - Couverture rigide

Reed, Mary; Mayer, Eric

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1590584899 ISBN 13 : 9781590584897

Editeur : Poisoned Pen Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Reed Mary

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Lord Chamberlain John spends his days counseling Emperor Justinian while passing the small hours of night in conversation with the solemn-eyed little girl depicted in a mosaic on his study wall. He never expected to meet her in a public square or afterwards find her red-dyed corpse in a subterranean cistern. Had the mysterious woman truly been the model for the mosaic years before as she claimed? Why had she sought John out? Who wanted her dead - and why? The answers seem to lie among the denizens of the smoky streets of the quarter of Constantinople known as the Copper Market, where artisans, beggars, prostitutes, pillar saints, and exiled aristocrats struggle to survive within sight of the Great Palace. In his investigations, John encounters a faded actress, a patriotic sausage maker, a sundial maker who fears the sun, a religious visionary, a man who lives in a treasure trove, and a beggar who owes his life to a cartload of melons. Before long he suspects he is attempting to unravel not just a murder but a plot against the empire. Is there such a thing as truth in a place where people live on memories, dreams, and illusions? If so, can John push aside the shadows?

Biographie de l'auteur :

Husband and wife team Mary Reed and Eric Mayer began writing together in 1992. They first published several short stories in anthologies and in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Their first full length novel about John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian I, One for Sorrow, appeared in 1999. In 2003, Booklist named the series one of four ''Best Little Known Series.'' The couple lives in Pennsylvania.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Poisoned Pen Pr
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590584899
• ISBN 13: 9781590584897
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296