Bibliograph

Plague, murder has a new friend, by C.C. Humphreys

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Plague, murder has a new friend, by C.C. Humphreys

Language

eng

Form of composition

other

Main title

Plague

Responsibility statement

by C.C. Humphreys

Sub title

murder has a new friend

Summary

London, 1665. Five years after his restoration to the throne, Charles II leads his citizens by example, enjoying every excess. Londoners have slipped the shackles of puritanism and now flock to the cockpits, brothels and, especially, the theatres. But not everyone is swept up in the excitement. Some see this liberated age as the new Babylon, and murder victims pile up in the streets, making no distinction in class between a royalist member of parliament and a Cheapside whore. But they have a few things in common: the victims are found with gemstones in their mouths. Winner of the 2015 Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Award. c2014

Target audience

specialized

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