Murders of Richard iii: A Jacqueline Kirby Novel of Suspense (Jacqueline Kirby Series) - Softcover

Peters, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062119745 ISBN 13: 9780062119742

Publisher: Harper, 2012

Synopsis

Bloody Richard?

In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III—one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains—are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the make-believe turns more sinister . . . and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings . . . and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally bloody ways.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

When attractive American Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair, she expects only one mystery. Since the hosts and guests are all fanatic devotees of King Richard III, they hope to clear his name of the 500-year-old accusation that he killed the little princes in the Tower of London. Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062119745
• ISBN 13: 9780062119742
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 272