The Fair Maid of Bohemia: A Nicholas Bracewell Mystery: 9

The Fair Maid of Bohemia: A Nicholas Bracewell Mystery: 9

by EdwardMarston (Author)

Synopsis

The plague has struck London once again but so has opportunity for theatre company Lord Westfield's Men. Invited to perform at the wedding celebrations of Sophia Magdalena, the fair maid of Bohemia, the company's book holder Nicholas Bracewell and his acting troupe begin the long journey across Europe. Confident they will arrive safely and deliver Lord Westfield's secret missive to an alchemist in the Imperial Court, Nicholas is unaware that danger travels with them. Treacherous seas become the least of Nicholas's worries when one of their actors is savagely killed. To make matters worse, when they finally arrive in Prague, the King of Bohemia proves to be an eccentric and bewildering host and Nicholas's beloved Anne Hendrik is kidnapped ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 28 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 0749015063
ISBN 13: 9780749015060

Media Reviews
'A wild romp with subplots as amusing as those of many an Elizabethan comedy' Kirkus Reviews 'A richly detailed evocation of time and place ... remains suspenseful to the last page'. Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over forty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies.