The Wanton Angel - Hardcover

Marston, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312203918 ISBN 13: 9780312203917

Publisher: St Martins Press, 1999

Synopsis

A new entry in a series set in Elizabethan England theaters follows Nicholas Bracewell's efforts to save Lord Westfield's Men, a theatrical group threatened by the murder of a star actor and by the elusive identity of a mysterious patron.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Marston is the Edgar Award-nominated author of nine previous mysteries featuring Nicholas Bracewell. He is also the author of the Domesday Chronicle novels. A playwright with a lifelong interest in history, he lives in England.

From Publishers Weekly:

Marston's civilized series set in the theater world of Elizabethan England receives its 10th, expert installment. Gentle and intelligent, Nicholas Bracewell is the book holder of Westfield's Men, a troupe that's under attack from every direction. Their oaf of a landlord is out for blood because someone has taken advantage of his young daughter. Then the Privy Council decrees that only two companies will be allowed to perform in London, which means one will have to be disbanded. Since Westfield's Men lack a proper theater, they are at a disadvantage and decide to raise money to construct one of their own. It's up to suave, well-turned out Sylvester Pryde to find the money. Shortly after he succeeds, he is found murdered. Bracewell must calm his balky troupe, keep defections to the other companies to a minimum, find the killer and soothe the new patron. Marston's calm, well-wrought tale stands in contrast to the treachery-filled, bloody tales his characters are reenacting. He keeps introspection to a minimum, letting his imagination run when envisioning the period, which he does in high style, from intrigue at Court to events on stage, to the taprooms of London. As one of his characters says, "True art consists in concealing the huge efforts which lie behind it"Aand how well that seems to apply to Marston. (July)
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About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0312203918
• ISBN 13: 9780312203917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 279