A Pig of Cold Poison - Couverture rigide

McIntosh, Pat

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849010129 ISBN 13 : 9781849010122

Editeur : Constable, 2010

Synopsis

Although he was watching closely when the mummer was poisoned, it took Gil Cunningham several days and three more poisonings to work out how it was done. Danny Gibson and Nanty Bothwell, rivals for the affections of Agnes Renfrew, the apothecary's pretty daughter, are also good friends. When they both take part in the festive play at the house of Gil's sister Kate, it ends in Danny's death, apparently by poison from his friend's flask. So was it deliberate, and if not, why won't Nanty defend himself? Why is Agnes' eccentric brother Nicol so insistent that Nanty had the wrong flask, and why do none of the apothecaries in Glasgow recognize the poison it held? Gil, convinced Nanty is innocent, sets out to answer these questions and finds himself enmeshed in the tensions of the Renfrew household and the tangled relationships among the apothecary houses. And then a second and third death confuse matters further still, and bring Gil's wife Alys into the investigation. Praise for Pat McIntosh: 'McIntosh's characterisations and period detail are first rate' - "Publishers Weekly". 'The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed' - "Historical Novels Review". 'Will do for Glasgow in the 15th century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the 12th' - "Mystery Readers Journal". 'McIntosh does a solid job of blending plot and period detail' - "Publishers Weekly", starred review.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Pat McIntosh, like Gil Cunningham, was born and brought up in Lanarkshire and educated at the University of Glasgow. She lived in Glasgow for many years, but now resides on the coast, where she divides her time between writing and anything else which can be done with a cat on her knee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849010129
• ISBN 13: 9781849010122
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible