Death in St James's Park
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Published
London : Sphere, 2013.
Status
Central - Adult Detective
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Published
London : Sphere, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
454 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Five years after Charles II's triumphant return to London there is growing mistrust of his extravagant court and of corruption among his officials-and when a cart laden with gunpowder explodes outside the General Letter Office, it is immediately clear that such an act is more than an expression of outrage at the inefficiency of the postal service. As intelligencer to the Lord Chamberlain, Thomas Chaloner cannot understand why a man of known incompetence is put in charge of investigating the attack while he is diverted to make enquiries about the poisoning of birds in the King's aviary in St James's Park. He becomes even more suspicious of his employer's motives when he discovers that the witnesses he needs to interview have close links to the business conducted in the General Letter Office, activities more firmly centered on intercepting people's mail than delivering it. Then human rather than avian victims are poisoned, and Chaloner knows he has to ignore his master's instructions and use his own considerable wits to defeat an enemy whose deadly tentacles reach into the very heart of the government-an enemy who has the power and expertise to destroy anyone who stands in the way.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gregory, S. (2013). Death in St James's Park . Sphere.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gregory, Susanna, 1958-. 2013. Death in St James's Park. Sphere.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gregory, Susanna, 1958-. Death in St James's Park Sphere, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gregory, Susanna. Death in St James's Park Sphere, 2013.
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