Book description
Who in their midst has blood on their hands?
London, 1670. Commissioned to design and build a new house for
Francis Polegate, a merchant, Christopher Redmayne is pleased when
the project is completed without a hitch. To celebrate the success
of the venture, Polegate throws a party and invites Christopher as
the guest of honour. But the party comes to an abrupt end when one
of the guests is murdered upon leaving the house - with blood
staining the doorstep of his new creation, Christopher can't help by
feel involved. With the help of his good friend, the Puritan
constable Jonathan Bale, and his dissolute brother Henry,
Christopher vows to find the killer and bring him to justice. With
suspicions running high and the life of someone close to him in
peril, this is one of Christopher's most difficult cases as he
discovers that politics really can be deadly.
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.
