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OverviewLONDON, 1590. Queen Elizabeth I's control over her kingdom is wavering. Amidst a tumultuous backdrop of Spanish plotters, Catholic heretics and foreign wars threatening the country's fragile stability, the body of a small boy is found in the City of London, with strange marks that no one can explain. When idealistic physician Nicholas Shelby finds another body displaying the same marks only days later, he becomes convinced that a killer is at work, preying on the weak and destitute of London. Determined to find out who is behind these terrible murders, Nicholas is joined in his investigations by Bianca, a mysterious tavern keeper. As more bodies are discovered, the pair find themselves caught in the middle of a sinister plot. With the killer still at large, and Bianca in terrible danger, Nicholas's choice seems impossible – to save Bianca, or save himself ... Full Product DetailsAuthor: S.W. Perry , Kris Dyer , Bolinda StudiosPublisher: Bolinda Publishing Imprint: Bolinda Audio Books Edition: Simultaneous Release Volume: 1 ISBN: 9781489456939ISBN 10: 1489456937 Publication Date: 06 September 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'A gorgeous book - rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure ... Historical fiction at its most sumptuous.' -- Rory Clements 'Wonderful! Beautiful writing, and Perry's Elizabethan London is so skilfully evoked, so real that one can almost smell it.' -- Giles Kristian 'The Angel's Mark has the pace of a thriller ... S.W. Perry is a welcome addition to the ranks of historical crime novelists.' -- Simon Brett 'An impressively dramatic and gripping debut novel ... I predict that we will be seeing much more of Nicholas Shelby, physician and reluctant spy.' -- Anne O'Brien Author InformationSW Perry is a former journalist and broadcaster who retrained to become an airline pilot. He lives in Worcestershire with his wife Jane and Raffles the cocker spaniel. The Angel's Mark is his first novel. Kris has narrated over 100 audiobooks including titles by Alain de Botton, Neil Gaiman and James Herbert. He also regularly narrates publications The Week, Tesco Magazine and BBC History Magazine. Kris has appeared in Doctor Who with Peter Davison and in all three series of BBC Radio sitcom On the Blog with Caroline Quentin. He's performed stand-up comedy all over the country including three sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as one half of double-act Nice Mum. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |