Andrew Taylor
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London. Somewhere in the soot-stained ruins of Restoration London, a killer has gone to ground. The Great Fire has ravaged London, wreaking destruction and devastation wherever its flames spread. Now, guided by the incorruptible Fire Court, the city is slowly rebuilding, but times are volatile and danger is only ever a heartbeat away. James Marwood,...
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In 1666 London, as the Great Fire ravages the city, a semi-mummified body is discovered in the ashes of St. Paul{u2019}s cathedral, and James Marwood, the son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer, is tasked with hunting down a killer across a devastated landscape.
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the No.1 bestselling author of The Last Protector and The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett during the time of King Charles II. Two young girls plot a murder by witchcraft. Soon afterwards a government clerk dies painfully in mysterious circumstances. His colleague James Marwood is asked to investigate - but the task brings unexpected dangers. Meanwhile, architect...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Manhattan, 1778: a city of profiteers, loyalists, and double agents, home to a tide of refugees seeking justice from the British crown. Edward Savill is sent from London to investigate the claims of dispossessed loyalists; no sooner does he land than he becomes embroiled in a murder.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Paris, 1792. Terror reigns as the city writhes in the grip of revolution. The streets run with blood as thousands lose their heads to the guillotine. Edward Savill, working in London as agent for a wealthy American, receives word that his estranged wife Augusta has been killed in France. She leaves behind ten-year-old Charles, who is brought to England to Charnwood Court, a house in the country leased by a group of emigre refugees. Savill is sent...
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A royal scandal that could change the face of England forever... London 1667. In the Court of Charles II, it's a dangerous time to be alive - a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death. The discovery of a body at Clarendon House, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequences. James Marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murder. But the dead man is Edward Alderley,...
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 6
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man's brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate. It's possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished - the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse's...
Author
Series
Ashes of London volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. But Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has abandoned his exile and slipped back into England. The consequences could be catastrophic. James Marwood, a traitor's son turned government agent, is tasked with uncovering Cromwell's motives. But his assignment is complicated by his friend - the regicide's daughter,...
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press, in association with No Exit Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The twenty brand new crime stories in this book have been specially commissioned to celebrate the tenth anniversary of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as "one of the 50 best festivals in the world." Contributors come from around the world and include the legendary Maj Sjöwall who, together with partner Per Wahlöö, was the originator of Nordic noir. The editors are Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller. Martin Edwards is responsible for many award-winning...