On the tough streets of Boston, justice requires a detective who isnβt afraid to break the rules. "Brian Shea is the real deal. A veteran detective turned thriller author...It truly doesnβt get any better..." βSteve Konkoly, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Ryan Decker Series Imagine THE DEPA
Death treads the boards: an Edwardian murder mystery
β Scribed by Lesley Cookman
- Publisher
- Accent Press Ltd
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Summer 1908
The Alexandria introduces a controversial male impersonator to the stage. Played by the very well known Jessie James, this entertainer is very much in the vein of Vesta Tilley.
Chased from her home by her strict Baptist father, Jessie has been sent to Dorinda by Amy, the former Lady Washington, now Mrs Jeremy Coutts, who has said that The Alexandria is a good place to hide.
But when your act is so unconventional, you can't stay hidden forever.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Edwardian Britain has often been described as a golden sunlit afternoonβ°Μβ-personified by its genial and self-indulgent King. In fact, modern Britain was born during the reign of Edward VII, when politics, science, literature, and the arts were turned upside down.In Parliament, the peers were crushe
An instant bestseller when it was published in 1930, this glittering satire of Edwardian high society features a privileged brother and sister torn between tradition and a chance at an independent life. Sebastian is young, handsome, moody, and the heir to Chevron, a vast and opulent ducal estate.
The Southern Sewing Circle mystery series continues. Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair is basking in the warmth of her new circle of friends from South Carolina's Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle. That is until local author Colby Calhoun reveals an unflattering secret about the town's historic