A Cruel Necessity
$34.86
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2015
Summary
The first John Grey historical mystery
The theatres are padlocked. Christmas has been cancelled. It is 1657 and the unloved English Republic is eight years old. Though Cromwell’s joyless grip on power appears immovable, many still look to Charles Stuart’s dissolute and threadbare court-in-exile, and some are prepared to risk their lives plotting a restoration.
For the officers of the Republic, constant vigilance is needed. So, when the bloody corpse of a Royalist spy is discov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472115041 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147211504X |
| Author: | L.C. Tyler |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 20mm |
| Series: | A John Grey Historical Mystery |
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Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance.– The Times
Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance. - The Times
About The Author
L.C. Tyler
L. C. Tyler was born in Essex and educated at Jesus College Oxford and City University. His comic crime series featuring author-and-agent duo Ethelred Tressider and Elsie Thirkettle has twice been nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Awards and he won the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award with Herring in the Library. His latest crime series is set in the seventeenth century and features lawyer John Grey.
He has lived and worked all over the world, but has more recently been based in London and Sussex.
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