Book description
AN INTRIGUING MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE KING'S MISTRESS
London 1667. Acclaimed beauty and singer Harriet Gow is the star
performer at the famous Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, as well as the
favourite mistress of King Charles II. After seeing her perform,
Christopher Redmayne is likewise captivated so he is intrigued when
the King urgently summons him Â- it seems Harriet has been
kidnapped. Redmayne, with the help of his friend Jonathan Bale is
engaged to resolve this delicate affair and they quickly begin
delving into Harriet's background.
The façade of elegance soon begins to crumble in the face of their
investigations, and just as Redmayne and Bale start to question
whether Harriet is really the victim or the guilty party, a brutal
murder provides the answer...
Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time
writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television
and the theatre and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers'
Association. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home
writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies.
The Amorous Nightingale is the second book in the series
featuring architect Christopher Redmayne and the Puritan Constable
Jonathan Bale, set in Restoration London.
