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A Cruel Necessity The First John Grey Historical Mystery
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The John Grey Mysteries
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Felony & Mayhem Press
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
12.11.2020
Verlag
Felony & Mayhem PressSeitenzahl
261 (Printausgabe)
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648 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781631941054
For fans of Lindsey Davis and Iain Pears-A lawyer stands accused of murder in this historical mystery series opener set in Cromwell's England.
Two-time Edgar nominee L. C. Tyler is best known for his series featuring Ethelred and Elsie- a third-rate novelist and his gloriously vulgar agent, respectively. And so he should be: He's twice won Britain's "Last Laugh" award for the Best Humorous Mystery of the Year.
But with
A Cruel Necessity, the first in the John Grey series, Tyler takes a sharp turn into the shadows. There are still some chuckles to be had, but not many...
This is England in the year 1657, Oliver Cromwell is in power, and joy has essentially been outlawed. A young lawyer with a taste for beer and pretty women, Grey finds pleasures enough, even in this backwater Essex town, but he'd be wise to keep his amusement to himself: A Royalist spy has been found dead in a local ditch, and Cromwell's agents are eager-distressingly eager-to explain to Grey that this is nothing to laugh about.
Praise for
A Cruel Necessity
"Tyler juggles his characters, story, wit and clever one-liners with perfect balance." -
The Times (UK)
"The characterization is good, it is well-paced, and the plot fits in beautifully with the historical events of the day. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will look out for this author again." -Historical Novel Society
Two-time Edgar nominee L. C. Tyler is best known for his series featuring Ethelred and Elsie- a third-rate novelist and his gloriously vulgar agent, respectively. And so he should be: He's twice won Britain's "Last Laugh" award for the Best Humorous Mystery of the Year.
But with
A Cruel Necessity, the first in the John Grey series, Tyler takes a sharp turn into the shadows. There are still some chuckles to be had, but not many...
This is England in the year 1657, Oliver Cromwell is in power, and joy has essentially been outlawed. A young lawyer with a taste for beer and pretty women, Grey finds pleasures enough, even in this backwater Essex town, but he'd be wise to keep his amusement to himself: A Royalist spy has been found dead in a local ditch, and Cromwell's agents are eager-distressingly eager-to explain to Grey that this is nothing to laugh about.
Praise for
A Cruel Necessity
"Tyler juggles his characters, story, wit and clever one-liners with perfect balance." -
The Times (UK)
"The characterization is good, it is well-paced, and the plot fits in beautifully with the historical events of the day. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will look out for this author again." -Historical Novel Society
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