The Shadows of London (James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 6)

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From the bestselling author of The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times best-seller and a Richard & Judy Book Club choice, comes another gripping historical crime novel
Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!

An absolute delight in a series that goes from strength to strength S. G. McLean, prize-winning author of the Seeker series

This is Taylor at his unassailable best Financial Times

London 1671
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a mans 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.

Its possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouses owner;
the second, a possibly treacherous employee of the Council of Foreign Plantations.

The pressure on Marwood mounts as Charles IIs most influential courtiers, Lord Arlington and the Duke of Buckingham, show an interest in his activities and Marwood soon begins to suspect the murder trail may lead right to the heart of government.

Meanwhile, a young, impoverished Frenchwoman has caught the eye of the king, a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences

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Another sophisticated 17th-century mystery abounding in page-turning twists and period detail Waterstones

Taylors storytelling brio is on full display. The Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month

Sheer brilliance Truly, this is breathtaking. The combination of emotional literacy, with beautiful language and an utterly immersive sense of time and place is perfect. Manda Scott

Andrew Taylor offers us a completely convincing portrait of life in the city and at court in Restoration London An absolute delight in a series that goes from strength to strength S. G. McLean, prize-winning author of the Seeker series

This is Taylor at his unassailable best. Financial Times

Author Bio

Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of novels, including the Dougal and Lydmouth crime series, the historical thrillers Bleeding Heart Square and The Anatomy of Ghosts, the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel, and The American Boy, his No. 1 bestselling historical novel which was a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club choice. He has won many awards, including the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger, an Edgar Scroll from the Mystery Writers of America, the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it twice) and the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger, awarded for sustained excellence in crime writing. He also writes for the Spectator. He lives with his wife Caroline in the Forest of Dean.