Author: Robert J. Lloyd
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
A New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021 "Potent... fast-paced..." - The New York Times Book Review "Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!" -- Lee Child Part Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court … The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound. When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding—and whether it's part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered. Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II. Wary of the political hornet’s nest they are walking into – and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth – Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken. The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge …
The Bloodless Boy
Author: Robert J. Lloyd
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
A New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021 "Potent... fast-paced..." - The New York Times Book Review "Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!" -- Lee Child Part Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court … The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound. When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding—and whether it's part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered. Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II. Wary of the political hornet’s nest they are walking into – and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth – Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken. The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge …
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
A New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021 "Potent... fast-paced..." - The New York Times Book Review "Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!" -- Lee Child Part Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court … The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound. When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding—and whether it's part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered. Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II. Wary of the political hornet’s nest they are walking into – and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth – Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken. The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge …
System
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Poems
Cincinnati Public Library
The Boy's Own Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The Pall Mall Magazine
English Conversation Practice
Author: K.S. Sunita
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 8120793412
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This book, with illustrative, practical, real-life situations one can easily identify with, guides the learner, step-by-step, through the intricacies of English grammar and usage, to widen his/her vocabulary and powers of expression. It is an invaluable and indispensable companion for all who wish to acquire proficiency in the art of English conversation. K. S. Sunita, Annie Pothen and Dr. Sumita Roy teach English at the Osmania University College for Women, Hyderabad. They have been closely associated with the English Language Teaching Cell (ELTC) of the college. They participate actively in national seminars and are the authors of many publications on a variety of subjects.
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 8120793412
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This book, with illustrative, practical, real-life situations one can easily identify with, guides the learner, step-by-step, through the intricacies of English grammar and usage, to widen his/her vocabulary and powers of expression. It is an invaluable and indispensable companion for all who wish to acquire proficiency in the art of English conversation. K. S. Sunita, Annie Pothen and Dr. Sumita Roy teach English at the Osmania University College for Women, Hyderabad. They have been closely associated with the English Language Teaching Cell (ELTC) of the college. They participate actively in national seminars and are the authors of many publications on a variety of subjects.
The Southeastern Reporter
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
The Boy who Became a Dragon
Author: Jim Di Bartolo
Publisher: Graphix
ISBN: 9781338134117
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Graphix's first biography -- telling the astonishing story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Publisher: Graphix
ISBN: 9781338134117
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Graphix's first biography -- telling the astonishing story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.