Susanna Gregory, author of the Matthew Bartholomew series of
medieval mysteries, has created another compelling fictional
detective set in Restoration London.
-------------------------------------------- The fourth adventure
in the Thomas Chaloner series. Christopher Vine, a Treasury clerk
working in solitary piety in the Painted Chamber of the Palace of
Westminster, is not alone. A killer waits in the draughty hall to
ensure Vine will not live to see in the New Year. And Vine is not
the only government official to die that season. The Lord
Chancellor fears his enemies will skew any investigation to cause
him maximum damage, so he decides to commission his own inquiries
into the murders and, with his suspicions centred on Greene,
another clerk, he instructs Thomas Chaloner to prove that Greene is
the killer. Chaloner can prove otherwise, but unravelling the
reasons behind his employer's suspicions is as complex as
discovering the motives for the killings. His search for the real
murderer plunges him into a stinking seam of corruption that leads
towards the Royal apartments and to people determined to make
Christmas 1663 Chaloner's last . . . 'Pungent with historical
detail' (Irish Times) 'A richly imagined world of colourful
medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing' (Good Book
Guide) 'Corpses a-plenty, exciting action sequences and a
satisfying ending' (Mystery People)
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