Book description
"Marston's wit and vivid evocation of Elizabethan London's sights
and smells provide a delightfully ribald backdrop for this clever
series." -Publishers Weekly .,."all the swashbuckling thrills
and romantic swagger of the blood-and-thunder tragedies that are meat
and drink to Westfield's Men." -New York Times Book Review The
fiery star, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord
Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants Inn is arranged. Meanwhile,
the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a
plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is
subjected to a horrible assault. And a waterman pulls a mangled corpse
from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's
show as his barge moves grandly down the river.... "As rich in
background color, language, and vivid characters as it is in plot
structure, Marston has another winner here." -Kirkus Reviews
Originally published in 1991, it is the fourth in series following
Poisoned Pen Press' republications of The Queen's Head, The Merry
Devils, and The Trip to Jerusalem. “This is a delightful read, with
constant action and entertaining insights.” 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. Prolific and
highly successful, he is equally at home writing children books or
literary criticism, plays or biographies and the settings for his crime
novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of
the Domesday Survey. He is also a former Chairman of the Crime Writers
Association.
