wyszukanych pozycji: 86
The Nine Giants: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
ISBN: 9780749010287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The fiery star of the company of players called Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants Inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault and a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river.
The fiery star of the company of players called Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at ...
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Under Attack
ISBN: 9780749022006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. June, 1917. While another daylight air raid batters London, the body of respected businessman Gilbert Donohoe is fished from the Thames. Inspector Marmion struggles with the murder case alongside his anxieties for his now-missing son, Paul, but the pressure increases when the Metropolitan Police are the target of a series of vicious press attacks.
June, 1917. While another daylight air raid batters London, the body of respected businessman Gilbert Donohoe is fished from the Thames. Inspector Mar...
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The Malevolent Comedy
ISBN: 9780749018191 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Westfield's men are in dire straights, and their playwright appears to be suffering from a lack of creative inspiration. Thankfully, the company is offered a new play, The Malevolent Comedy, which they believe will drag them out of their rut and put on a spectacle enough to rival Banbury's Men, preventing them from stealing their audiences. However, during the play's opening performance, one of the cast members is struck down after being poisoned, making it his first and last appearance on stage. Suspicion is rife and Nicolas Bracewell, the trusty book keeper, refuses to let the crime go...
Westfield's men are in dire straights, and their playwright appears to be suffering from a lack of creative inspiration. Thankfully, the company is of...
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Danger of Defeat: The compelling WWI murder mystery series
ISBN: 9780749029753 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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Death at the Terminus: The bestselling Victorian mystery series
ISBN: 9780749028343 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. York, 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at the station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and barking dogs are thrown into a state of turmoil when an explosion rips through the brake van of the train, killing guard Jack Follis. In response to a summons from the North Eastern Railway, Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are sent to investigate. Was it an accident, deliberate vandalism or targeted murder? The longer the investigation goes on, the more complex it becomes. With a dizzying array of suspects and motives, will the...
York, 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at the station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and ba...
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The Silent Woman: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
ISBN: 9780749010386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. When fire destroys their London theatre, Lord Westfield's players must seek out humbler venues in the countryside. But company manager Nicholas Bracewell is distracted by a shocking tragedy: a mysterious messanger from his native Devon is murdered by poison. Though the messenger is silenced, Nicholas understands what he must do: return to his birthplace and reconcile some unfinished business of the past.
When fire destroys their London theatre, Lord Westfield's players must seek out humbler venues in the countryside. But company manager Nicholas Bracew...
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The Queen's Head: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
ISBN: 9780749010133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Set in 1588 against the background of the Spanish Armada, 'The Queen's Head' is the first in a thrilling series featuring Nicholas Bracewell and the colourful world of the Elizabethan theatre.
Set in 1588 against the background of the Spanish Armada, 'The Queen's Head' is the first in a thrilling series featuring Nicholas Bracewell and the c...
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Days in Clover
ISBN: 9781144730008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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Deeds of Darkness
ISBN: 9780749015299 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In June 1916, a young woman named Charlotte Reid is found murdered in a cinema. Harvery Marmion and Joe Keedy are assigned the task of finding the killer who so elusively fled in the dark. Before long, two more victims, of striking similarity but differing backgrounds, are found dead around the city. Meanwhile, miles from home, Marmion's son Paul prepares for life on the front line as he marches towards the Battle of the Somme.
In June 1916, a young woman named Charlotte Reid is found murdered in a cinema. Harvery Marmion and Joe Keedy are assigned the task of finding the kil...
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The Vagabond Clown
ISBN: 9780749018412 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. During a performance of their new play, A Trick to Catch a Chaste Lady, Westfield s Men are sabotaged, and they find themselves in the throngs of an audience-player melee. In the midst of the rotten-vegetable battlefield, one of the audience members is found stabbed, and their masterful clown, Barnaby Gill, is discovered with a broken leg.REVIEWS "Marston has created a mystery series that manage to seem both timeless and historical simultaneously. This is an amazing feat for any writer and Marston should be proud of this accomplishment."Reviewing the Evidence"
During a performance of their new play, A Trick to Catch a Chaste Lady, Westfield s Men are sabotaged, and they find themselves in the throngs of an a...
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The Roaring Boy
ISBN: 9780749015855 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. One play, two murders and a grievous miscarriage of justice After a calamitous performance and the death of one of their own, Lord Westfield's Men are more than despondent. So when the mysterious Simon Chaloner follows Nicholas Bracewell home with the offer of a new play, anonymously penned, his proposal seems too good to refuse. It is the story of a simple death used to conceal a greater treachery, perhaps even treason. But they could never have known how dangerous one play could be. Or how telling the tale of a murdered mathematician might put them all in jeopardy. It is up to Nicholas to...
One play, two murders and a grievous miscarriage of justice After a calamitous performance and the death of one of their own, Lord Westfield's Men ar...
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Spring Offensive: The captivating WWI murder mystery series
ISBN: 9780749031756 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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The Trip to Jerusalem: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
ISBN: 9780749010232 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. When the deathly horrors of the Black Plague decimate the audiences in London's theatres, the acclaimed troupe of players called Lord Westfield's Men take to the highroad to seek out fresh audiences. But wherever they go, they are thwartd by misfortune, and are baffled by mysteries.
When the deathly horrors of the Black Plague decimate the audiences in London's theatres, the acclaimed troupe of players called Lord Westfield's Men ...
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The Silver Locomotive Mystery: The bestselling Victorian mystery series
ISBN: 9780749007782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. An exquisite silver coffeepot in the shape of a locomotive is on its way to Cardiff in the care of the young silversmith, Hugh Kellow. But before he can deliver it a gruesome murder is committed. Inspector Colbeck is confronted all too soon with complications and with no shortage of suspects and he must sift through layers of deceit to find the killer. Commissioned by wealthy ironmaster Clifford Tomkins for his acquisitive wife, who wants it to be the envy of all her friends and enemies, the coffeepot is stolen. When a gruesome murder is committed at the Railway Hotel, Winifred Tomkins is...
An exquisite silver coffeepot in the shape of a locomotive is on its way to Cardiff in the care of the young silversmith, Hugh Kellow. But before he c...
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Timetable of Death
ISBN: 9780749018177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. It is the body of Cedric Norton, a senior director of the Midland Railway. Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming travel to Derbyshire to investigate.
1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. It is the...
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A Ticket to Oblivion: A puzzling mystery for the Railway Detective
ISBN: 9780749018566 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Summer, 1858. Young Imogen Burnhope and her maid Rhoda board a non-stop train to Oxford to visit Imogen's Aunt Cassandra, who waits on the platform at the terminus to greet them. All the passengers alight at Oxford, but the two women are nowhere to be seen. The train is searched and the coachman swears he saw them join first class, however they seem to have vanished into thin air
Summer, 1858. Young Imogen Burnhope and her maid Rhoda board a non-stop train to Oxford to visit Imogen's Aunt Cassandra, who waits on the platform at...
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The Wanton Angel
ISBN: 9780749016821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In this installment of this dramatic Elizabethan series, Westfield s Men are flying high after a celebrated performance of The Insatiate Duke at the Queen s Head. However, victory is bittersweet as the company is soon faced with dissolution and the loss of their theatre; were it not for one of the company s rising stars. After acquiring a new benefactor, the company plan to build their own theatre. However, before they have the chance to find out who this guardian angel is, one of the group is found brutally murdered. Cue Nicholas Bracewell to uncover not one, but two hidden identities, of...
In this installment of this dramatic Elizabethan series, Westfield s Men are flying high after a celebrated performance of The Insatiate Duke at the Q...
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Murder on the Lusitania [Standard Large Print]
ISBN: 9781038763211 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Instrument of Slaughter: The compelling WWI murder mystery series
ISBN: 9780749013349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as conchies and shirkers, subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch s group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform . When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an...
January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as conchies and s...
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The Mad Courtesan: The dramatic Elizabethan whodunnit
ISBN: 9780749010331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. A vicious rivalry threatens to cause chaos for Lord Westfield's Men when the onstage duels between Owen Elias and Sebastian Carrick become ever more realistic. However, it is an axe that splits open Sebastian's head one night in a Clarkenwell alley. Company book holder Nicholas Bracewell, accustomed to damage control, begins to investigate the victim's death.
A vicious rivalry threatens to cause chaos for Lord Westfield's Men when the onstage duels between Owen Elias and Sebastian Carrick become ever more r...
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