Description
| Product ID: | 9780749021542 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Bow Street Rivals |
| Title: | Date with the Executioner |
| Authors: | Author: Edward Marston |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 1817. Chalk Farm, London, is the scene for a duel between a lady's two ardent admirers. Paul Skillen stands as Mark Bowerman's second. Although the duel is broken up, one of the duelists is found dead. Paul and his twin Peter are determined to see justice done and are soon enmeshed in threads of inheritance, treachery and fraud. 1817. Dawn breaks on a summer''s day in Chalk Farm, London, and the scene is set for a duel between a lady''s two ardent admirers. Paul Skillen has been teaching Mark Bowerman how to shoot properly and, although he is not sanguine of his chances, stands as his second. Although the duel is broken up, the passions behind the duel seem to spill out into the full light of day when Bowerman is stabbed to death in a stranger''s garden. Paul and his twin Peter are determined to see justice done and are soon enmeshed in threads of inheritance, treachery and fraud. |
| Imprint Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Publisher Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-02-15 |
