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Too Much of Water - a gripping historical crime novel (Paperback)
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Too Much of Water - a gripping historical crime novel (Paperback)
Series: A John Grey Historical Mystery
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'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' Ann Cleeves 1670.
Eastwold, once one of the greatest ports in England, has been
fighting a losing battle with the sea ever since it was granted its
charter by King John. Bit by bit the waves have eaten the soft
cliffs on which it stands, until only a handful of houses remain.
But still it sends two MPs to Parliament and rich men from London
are prepared to pay well for the votes of the dozen or so remaining
burgesses of the town. The voters are looking forward to a
profitable bye-election, only for the Admiralty's candidate, the
unpopular Admiral Digges, to end up in a fishing net, every bit as
drowned as his prospective constituency. Is it an accident, as the
coroner has ruled, or has Digges been murdered, as the Admiralty
fears? John Grey, Justice of the Peace and former spy, receives a
request from the authorities to uncover the truth. With spring
edging cautiously towards the windswept east coast, Grey starts to
question the remaining residents and other well-paid officials of
the non-existent town. He is met with suspicion and polite
obstruction from the voters - and then another suspicious death
occurs. Will Grey uncover the murderer before the last of the town
vanishes beneath the waves? Praise for L.C. Tyler 'Len Tyler writes
with great charm and wit . . . made me laugh out loud' Susanna
Gregory 'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' Ann Cleeves
'Tyler juggles his characters, story, wit and clever one liners
with perfect balance' The Times 'A dizzying whirl of plot and
counterplot' Guardian 'Unusually accomplished' Helen Dunmore 'A
cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted
with sophistication . . . Why would we not want more of John Grey?'
The Bookbag
General
Imprint: |
Constable
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
A John Grey Historical Mystery |
Release date: |
May 2022 |
Authors: |
L. C. Tyler
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Dimensions: |
196 x 126 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4721-3506-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
Historical mysteries
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LSN: |
1-4721-3506-7 |
Barcode: |
9781472135063 |
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