Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Published on
Jan 28, 2013
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.00x0.75x7.50 Inches
Weight
0.50 Pounds
About the Book
The fiery star of the company of players called Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants Inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault and a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames.The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river....