The Pudding Lane Plot - The Fifteenth Thomas Chaloner Adventure (Paperback)

The people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, none faster than the Court of Charles II where excess, corruption and debauchery has rebounded at a frenetic pace. In Westminster, in the haphazard corridors of White Hall Palace, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and portents of a coming disaster, inflamed by uncensored newssheets and the wagging tongues of dissatisfied citizens. Mysterious killings at both ends of the capital have been caused by the use of an unusually long, slender blade, and Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate. The only common thread is the victims' connection to the Worshipful Company of Poulters, whose members are struggling to keep ahead of London's enormous demand for eggs. But this leads him into a tapestry of conspiracy, outlandish claims of the Second Coming, the reappearance of a number of regicides and ever more brazen killings. As the date of the great ball looms closer, Chaloner fears that there is a dangerously credible conspiracy against the throne, and he has very little time to prevent history from repeating itself . . .

General

Imprint:	Sphere
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Adventures of Thomas Chaloner
Release date:	August 2023
First published:	2022
Authors:	Susanna Gregory
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-7515-8190-4
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-7515-8190-9
Barcode:	9780751581904

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