Rage of the Assassin : The Bow Street Rivals : First printing

Marston, Edward

ISBN 10: 0749022957 / ISBN 13: 9780749022952

Published by Allison & Busby, London, United Kingdom, 2020

About this Item

True first British printing (stated) with original unclipped jacket (£19.99). The Bow Street Rivals. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small mark, odd minor crease/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are tanned (due to quality of paper used). Light crease to upper corner of a few pages. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rage of the Assassin : The Bow Street Rivals : First printing
• Publisher: Allison & Busby, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749022957
• ISBN 13: 9780749022952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

London, 1817. An impatient crowd is gathered outside the stage door of the Covent Garden Theatre, desperate for a glimpse of actress Hannah Granville after her latest performance as Lady Macbeth, amongst them the Prince Regent himself. But before she can appear a gunshot sounds, and a man lies dead on the ground amidst the ensuing chaos.

Sir Roger Mellanby MP had been a spearhead for social reform, although his political leanings had made him many enemies within the Westminster elite and even in his own family. But was he really the intended target of the shooting? After a curt dismissal from the Bow Street Runners, Mellanby's friend Seth Hooper engages the services of twin detectives Paul and Peter Skillen to investigate the killing.

Elsewhere, the assassin's own problems are just beginning.

About the Author

Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.