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Taylor, Andrew, 1951 -

The shadows of London / Shadows of London : London 1671. Where secrets end in death Andrew Taylor. - London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023. - 450 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Maps on endpapers. Sequel to: The royal secret.

The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man's brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate. It's possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished - the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse's owner; the second, a possibly treacherous employee of the Council of Foreign Plantations. The pressure on Marwood mounts as Charles II's most influential courtiers, Lord Arlington and the Duke of Buckingham, show an interest in his activities - and Marwood soon begins to suspect the murder trail may lead right to the heart of government. Meanwhile, a young, impoverished Frenchwoman has caught the eye of the king, a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences.

ISBN: 9780008494124 0008494126 9780008494117 0008494118

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC301061 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020858843 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Marwood, James, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Great Fire, London, England, 1666--Fiction.
Architects--Fiction.
Dwellings--Remodeling--Fiction.
Private investigators--Fiction.
Mass murder investigation--Investigation--Fiction.
Nobility--Fiction.
Conspiracies--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Thrillers (Fiction).
Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR6070.A79 / S47 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92