Sleep of Death
Book 1 in the Nick Revill series
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2020
Summary
‘Highly entertaining’ - Sunday Times
In the last decade of Elizabeth I’s reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring young actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. Once there he gains employment with the Chamberlain’s Men.
Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, Nick is offered lodgings at a wealthy Thameside mansion by a black-clad youth whose father has just died and whose mother has remarried his uncle. Pondering on the similarities betwee…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472133540 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472133544 |
| Author: | Philip Gooden |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Nick Revill |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The witty narrative, laced with puns and word play so popular in the period, makes this an enjoyable racy tale. - Sunday Telegraph.
Another clever criminal plunge into history. - GuardianHighly entertaining - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Philip Gooden
Philip Gooden is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford. He writes books about language as well as historical crime novels. The former include Who’s Whose? A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily-Confused Words, The Story of English, and (as co-author) Idiomantics and The Word at War. He has been nominated for a CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.