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London 1671.
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man's brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse,architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered,and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate.
It's possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished - the first,a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse's owner;the second,a possibly treacherous employee of the Council of Foreign Plantations.
The pressure on Marwood mounts as Charles II's most influential courtiers,Lord Arlington and the Duke of Buckingham,show an interest in his activities - and Marwood soon begins to suspect the murder trail may lead right to the heart of government.
Meanwhile,a young,impoverished Frenchwoman has caught the eye of the king,a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences...
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008626273Number of pages: 464Weight: 270 gDimensions: 240 x 159 x 32 mm
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Andrew Taylor
After a varied earlycareer including stints as a librarian,teacher,publisher's editor and (more unusually) boat-builder on his CV,Andrew Taylor has built a reputation as an astute and accomplished writer. A favourite with Waterstones'customers for his popular seriesincluding theLydmouthnovels and the popularFallen Angeltrilogy Taylor is perhaps best-known for his historical fiction,particularlyThe American Boy,The Anatomy of Ghosts,Bleeding Heart SquareandThe Silent Boy.The Ashes of Londonand The Fire Court make up the James Marwood series of historical novels.
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