Death at St. Jamess Palace (John Rawlings Mystery) - Softcover

Lake, Deryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749006463 ISBN 13: 9780749006464

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2004

Synopsis

Death at St James's Palace is the eighth novel the highly acclaimed Georgian mystery series featuring sleuthing apothecary, John Rawlings. In 1761, famous magistrate John Fielding is to be honoured with a knighthood. Founder of the Runners, London's metropolitan police force, John Fielding is one of several important members of the community who gather at St James's Palace for the investiture. As the invited audience eagerly crane for a first glimpse of the new queen, a terrible accident occurs when one of the crowd tumbles down the great staircase to his death. But not one person saw him begin to fall; even those standing closest to him had their eyes fixed on the royal entrance. Only one person witnessed anything untoward - John Fielding, a blindman. A whispered sentence, an exhalation of breath - these are the only clues available to suggest the fall was no accident. Apothecary John Rawlings, accompanying his friend Fielding to the ceremony, sets out to investigate and is soon drawn into a very intriguing mystery, in which suspicious characters abound.

About this title

About the Author:

DERYN LAKE is the pseudonym of a well-known historical novelist who joined the popular ranks of historical detective writers with her gripping John Rawlings Mysteries. Deryn Lake lives near Hastings, East Sussex.

From AudioFile:

John Fielding, a great blind magistrate in the English court in 1761, becomes embroiled in an investigation of murder, along with his dear friend John Rawlings, an apothecary. Fielding and his acquaintance George Goward have been knighted, but Goward falls down the stairs and dies just after the ceremony. As it turns out, every suspect has a motive to kill Goward. Michael Tudor Barnes reads this slowly evolving mystery, bringing the characters to life while they travel back and forth from London to Kensington to Islington by horse-drawn carriage. Rawlings and Fielding work out the details and uncover deeply held secrets while Barnes brings the time period and professional British class to the fore. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0749006463
• ISBN 13: 9780749006464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326