Invitation to a Funeral

Buch mit Gebrauchsspuren, Ecken und Kanten stark bestoßen, hintere untere Coverecke mit kleinem Kniff, Buchrücken glatt, aber mit leichten Kratzern, Schnitt und Papier innen vor allem an den Blatträndern stärker gebräunt, davon abgesehen innen noch schön und sauber; am unteren Schnitt mit Filzstiftstrich. Format: ca. 11 x 17,7 x 1,9 cm.

London, 1676: When spy-turned-playwright Aphra Behn casts the Earl of Rochester’s mistress Elizabeth Decker as the lead in her new comedy, she soon regrets it. Lord Rochester has bet the Duke of Buckingham that he can turn Elizabeth into the best actress on the London stage, and he’s offered to cut Aphra in on his winnings. But even with special coaching from Nell Gwyn their prospects seem slim: she’s still a terrible actress.
But there are other, more dangerous matters afoot; and the deaths of two brothers, one in Aphra’s privy, turn out to be linked to the discovery of a secret document which could, unless Aphra moves quickly, plunge England into another civil war ...

‘Riveting stuff ... The most enjoyable novel I’ve read for years. Bawdy humour, a plot with more twists than Spaghetti Junction, and a heroine to die for ... it’s hard to fault on any level‘ Crime Time
Selected as Historical Crime Novel of the Year by Crime Time.
‘Admire the shameless vigour of this Restoration romp’ Good Book Guide

Historischer Krimi, englisch, England