Jack Blackjack''s search for an executioner''s son ensnares him in a fiendish mesh of schemes in this lively Tudor mystery.
London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott, one of the city''s most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour - and now he''s come to collect his duesHal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son and, although Jack believes he''s been set an impossible task, he''s in no position to refuse.
But when Jack''s search draws him to the attention of a ruthless nobleman, a dead priest''s vengeful brother and finally to a bloodstained body in a filthy lodging house, he comes to realize he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in EnglandJust who is a friend, who is a foe - and will Jack escape with his life intact?
Format |
Inbunden |
Omfång |
320 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Canongate Books |
Utgivningsdatum |
2021-06-24 |
ISBN |
9781780291765 |