Bloody Mary Mystery #07: The Merchant Murderers

Bloody Mary Mystery #07: The Merchant Murderers
Michael Jecks
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Hardback
h228 x 150mm - 240pg
4 Oct 2022 UK
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9780727850928
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August, 1556. Jack Blackjack is on a simple mission: make it back home to his beloved London. It should be simple, right? Wrong. He' s made it as far as Exeter, but before he can secure a fresh steed in that hellish city, he' s faced with a dead priest, ruthless thieves, and a devious Dean who' s determined to see the back of Jack. That suits Jack just fine - he wants to leave! So when wealthy merchant Wolfe, offers passage to London via sea, Jack jumps at the chance . . . and unwittingly into further danger! With thieves, pirates and potential murderers at every turn who can Jack trust? Will he uncover the truth behind the dead priest and missing merchant ships? But more importantly, will he ever make it home to London with his purse strings and limbs intact? Set during the brief but exceedingly troubled reign of Queen Mary I, elder half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, (1553-1558) the Bloody Mary series features the amoral former cutpurse turned paid assassin, Jack Blackjack, as its cowardly, lecherous, yet strangely likeable amateur sleuth protagonist. The joke is always on Jack as he lurches from one crisis to the next, never quite sure what' s going on, yet always - just about - managing to keep one step ahead of his many enemies and those who, for whatever reason, are trying to kill him.

#01: Rebellion's Message
#02: A Murder Too Soon
#03: A Missed Murder
#04: Dead Don't Wait, The
#05: Death Comes Hot
#06: Moorland Murderers, The
#07: Merchant Murderers, The

Diverting . . . The main draw is high-spirited Jack, with his Bertie Woosterish commentary. Fans of offbeat Tudor mysteries will clamor for more * Publishers Weekly on Death Comes Hot * The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion * Kirkus Reviews on The Dead Don' t Wait * The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion * Kirkus Reviews on The Dead Don' t Wait * Jecks brings the seamy side of Tudor London to life through rich, atmospheric descriptions of its taverns, brothels, and streets * Publishers Weekly on A Missed Murder *
Michael Jecks is the author of more than forty-five novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series and six previous Bloody Mary Tudor mysteries. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780727850928
Published: 4 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Severn House
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 228mm
Width: 150mm
Pages: 240

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