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The Cry of the Hangman (inbunden, eng)
Murder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-century London, will printer''s appre...
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Murder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-century London, will printer''s apprentice Lucy Campion be publishing the news - or starring in it?
London, 1667. Printer''s apprentice Lucy Campion is unsettled when, on a frozen December morning after church, an elderly woman dressed in mourning clothes whispers an ominous warning in her ear.
Lucy sternly tells herself it''s nonsense, but then her much-loved former master, Magistrate Hargrave, is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-inBut what exactly was the intruder searching for? And why did they first stop to steal a piece of Cook''s lamb and lentil pie?
The puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy''s determined to uncover the truth and see that justice is doneBut someone is equally determined to stop her - whatever it takes.
This page-turning historical mystery set in Renaissance London is a great choice for readers who like their heroines lively, their mysteries twisty and their historical settings brimming with authenticity.
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 240 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Canongate Books |
Utgivningsdatum | 2021-08-26 |
ISBN | 9780727850331 |
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