Simon Vance
Author
Series
John Gower novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
In Chaucer's London, betrayal, murder, royal intrigue, mystery, and dangerous politics swirl around the existence of a prophetic book that foretells the deaths of England's kings. Bruce Holsinger's A Burnable Book is an irresistible historical thriller reminiscent of the classics An Instance of the Fingerpost, The Name of the Rose, and The Crimson Petal and the White.
London, 1385.
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The invention of handguns presages a radical change in warfare" in an acclaimed author's "skillful and engrossing second medieval whodunit" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
The author of the highly praised historical thriller A Burnable Book imagines the beginnings of gun violence in the Western world.
London, 1386: A mass murder has taken place within the city walls. Sixteen corpses have been dumped where...
The author of the highly praised historical thriller A Burnable Book imagines the beginnings of gun violence in the Western world.
London, 1386: A mass murder has taken place within the city walls. Sixteen corpses have been dumped where...