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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Westminster Poisoner (2008)di Susanna Gregory
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Appartiene alle SerieThomas Chaloner (4)
After the Puritan ban on Christmas festivities Restoration London is awash with excess between Christmas Eve and Twelfth Night, but the two men found in Westminster Hall had not died from a surfeit of gluttony, but from poison. The Lord Chancellor appoints Chaloner as his investigator into the killiings, believing them to be of scant importance to the affairs of state he deals with. But Chaloner reveals a stinking seam of corruption in the Palace of White Hall, where even the Queen is a victim to the greed of courtiers and functionaries. And the pickings are so rich that men are prepared to go to any lengths to save their own skins and their stolen fortunes. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The odious Lady Castlemaine turns up again in this one along with a lot of disgruntled people who found the restoration wasn't what they'd hoped for. Chaloner has to pick his way through various suspects and misleading details to catch the killer.
One of the highlights for me has been seeing that brothel (or ‘gentlemen’s club’0 run by Thomas’s friend, the formerly dutiful Puritan Temperance, has become such a success.
I was unsure about Thomas after the first book but, like all great detectives, it's his failings and foibles that make him real. This is the best so far, and I think he'll improve even further. As always, a reminder: you must start with the earlier books, to fully enjoy the later ones. ( )