A Masterpiece of Corruption by L.C. Tyler - ISBN: 9781472114983
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Double agent, assassination plot: can Grey survive this historical intrigue?

A Masterpiece of Corruption

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    13 September 2016

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Summary

The second John Grey historical mystery

It is December 1657.

John Grey, at his cramped desk in Lincoln’s Inn, is attempting to resume his legal career. A mysterious message from a ‘Mr SK’ tempts him out into the snowy streets of London and to what he believes will be a harmless diversion from his studies.

But Mr SK’s letter proves to have been intended for somebody else entirely and Grey unwittingly finds himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472114983
ISBN-10:1472114981
Author:L.C. Tyler
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:13 September 2016
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 22mm
Series:A John Grey Historical Mystery
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Critics Review

A fast-paced tale of double-crossing and double agents - The Times

I was seduced from John Grey’s first scene

A dizzying whirl of plot and counterplot - Guardian

[L. C. 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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