The Corpse Played Dead

‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players …’When an undercover assignment for the Bow Street magistrate sees prostitute Lizzie Hardwicke trade Ma Farley’s Bawdy House in Soho for life as a theatre seamstress on Drury Lane, it becomes clear quite quickly – what goes on in the wings is much more intriguing than the theatrics being played out on stage …Soon Lizzie is once again thrown together with the handsome Inspector Will Davenport when a high profile investor is brutally hanged at centre stage and Lizzie discovers the body. With the suspect list rivalling any casting call, Lizzie will have to use every trick she’s hidden up her sleeves to unravel the tangled threads and bring the culprit into the spotlight.

'Lizzie Hardwicke is razor sharp and brilliantly original.' -- Joe Heap
'Atmospheric and full of authentic details about ... 18th-century London.' -- Karen Odden, author of A Lady in the Smoke

Sophie Ward is an English actress known for playing Elizabeth, the beautiful, ill-fated true love of Sherlock Holmes in the film Young Sherlock Holmes. She trained at the Anna Scher Theatre as a child and went on to work in many films, television shows and stage productions. Sophie is also an accomplished voice artist, having narrated many audiobooks including both children’s and adult titles.

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