The Queen's Head - Hardcover

Marston, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312029705 ISBN 13: 9780312029708

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Stage manager for one of Elizabethan England's famed acting companies, Nicholas Bracewell investigates the brutal murder of a hot-headed actor and uncovers a conspiracy that leads to the court of Elizabeth I

About this title

About the Author:

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.

From Publishers Weekly:

Marston launches a series with this first appearance of Nicholas Bracewell, "book holder" for an English theatrical company in 1588. Not only the prompter but also the wise manager of the group, Bracewell must cope with temperamental thespians and other, more grave crises. As England rejoices in the triumph over the Spanish Armada, the troupe rehearses a play honoring Queen Elizabeth, which she will attend. Hopes for a gala performance are dashed when a villain named "Redbeard" kills actor Will Fowler; that event and other incidents lead Bracewell to suspect a plot to ruin the company. Helped by Sam Ruff, who substitutes for Fowler, the manager keeps up morale and takes steps to guard against Redbeard in advance of the queen's arrival at the theater. Marston's exhilarating mystery, ending with a bang-up close--on and off stage--is colored by details about the acting profession at that time and, sadly, about the era's mortal quarrels between Catholics and Protestants.
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About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0312029705
• ISBN 13: 9780312029708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236