Fire /
by Humphreys, C. C. (Chris C.).
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BookPublisher: London : Arrow Books, 2016Description: 338 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780099581185 (pbk.) :; 0099581183 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Great Fire, London, England, 1666 -- Fiction | London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Historical | HistoricalSummary: First came Plague, now comes Fire. The epic tale of the hunt for a serial killer threatening London's rich and poor during the Great Fire of London. Fires don't start by themselves. They need someone to light them. As the Great Plague of London loosens its grip at last, Charles II's court moves back to the city, the theatres reopen and a new year arrives. 1666. It cannot be more terrible than the previous year, surely? But it can. What's more it seems that a serial killer who stalked hand in hand with the Plague might not be dead after all. Together with actress Sarah Chalker, highwayman William Coke and thief-taker Pitman come together as one, determined to stop the brutal murder of London's rich and poor once and for all.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Bootle Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002932433X |
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First came Plague, now comes Fire. The epic tale of the hunt for a serial killer threatening London's rich and poor during the Great Fire of London. Fires don't start by themselves. They need someone to light them. As the Great Plague of London loosens its grip at last, Charles II's court moves back to the city, the theatres reopen and a new year arrives. 1666. It cannot be more terrible than the previous year, surely? But it can. What's more it seems that a serial killer who stalked hand in hand with the Plague might not be dead after all. Together with actress Sarah Chalker, highwayman William Coke and thief-taker Pitman come together as one, determined to stop the brutal murder of London's rich and poor once and for all.
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