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The Ashes of London
Contributor(s): Taylor, Andrew (Author)
ISBN: 000828248X     ISBN-13: 9780008282486
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $14.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Crime
Dewey: FIC
Series: James Marwood & Cat Lovett
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.75 lbs) 496 pages
Themes:
- Seasonal - Spring
- Event - Spring
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series

'This is terrific stuff' Daily Telegraph

'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times

'A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot' The Times

A CITY IN FLAMES
London, 1666. As the Great Fire consumes everything in its path, the body of a man is found in the ruins of St Paul's Cathedral - stabbed in the neck, thumbs tied behind his back.

A WOMAN ON THE RUN
The son of a traitor, James Marwood is forced to hunt the killer through the city's devastated streets. There he encounters a determined young woman, who will stop at nothing to secure her freedom.

A KILLER SEEKING REVENGE
When a second murder victim is discovered in the Fleet Ditch, Marwood is drawn into the political and religious intrigue of Westminster - and across the path of a killer with nothing to lose...

Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Andrew: -

Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Ashes of London, The Silent Boy, and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club Choice.

He has won many awards, including the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger.