London is a veritable cesspool A swamp of corruption and crime'
When Sir Julius Cheever's son, a notorious rake, goes missing, and
a blackmailer begins terrorising London's most dissolute fops, it
seems plausible that the two events are connected. Divided by
politics but united in a desire to see justice done, Christopher
Redmayne and Jonathan Bale must combine forces once again.
But how can they hope to find those who exploit the scandal of
others, when the victims themselves will do anything to maintain
their anonymity? And what of Sir Julius's son? Most feel he must
have been the victim of his own, debauched appetites, but a few talk
of his repentance. So where is the repentant rake? And, with only
lies, rumours and gossip to work with, can Redmayne and Bale ever
hope to find him?
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 Repentant Rake is the third book in the series featuring
architect Christopher Redmayne and the Puritan Constable Jonathan
Bale, set in Restoration London.
