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Blood on the Strand

by Susanna Gregory
Blood on the Strand

Published

January 2010

Publishers

UK
Sphere

London 1663. Public London is executing plans to mark the third anniversary of the Restoration. Private London – murky, dangerous and seething with intrigue – is entertaining other plans. And other executions. Like the death of wealthy merchant Matthew Webb, whose blood is spilled on the Strand one night, and the killing of an apparent vagrant during a royal procession. Intelligence agent Thomas Chaloner soon realises that both murders point in one direction: upwards, towards the great and supposedly good whose wily ploys seep from the sewers of Spitalfields to the palace of White Hall. Blood on the Strand weaves a delightful, chilling, labyrinthine and always intriguing web around Restoration London, breathing life – both high and low – into the past.

Other books by
Susanna Gregory

The Clerkenwell Affair The Clerkenwell Affair
The Sanctuary Murders The Sanctuary Murders
Intrigue in Covent Garden Intrigue in Covent Garden
The Habit of Murder The Habit of Murder
A Grave Concern A Grave Concern
The Chelsea Strangler The Chelsea Strangler
A Poisonous Plot. The Twenty-First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew A Poisonous Plot. The Twenty-First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
The Cheapside Corpse The Cheapside Corpse
Death of a Scholar Death of a Scholar
Murder on High Holborn Murder on High Holborn
The Lost Abbot The Lost Abbot
Murder by the Book Murder by the Book
Death in St James's Park Death in St James's Park
Sacred Stone,The Sacred Stone,The
Hill of Bones Hill of Bones
The First Murder The First Murder
The Piccadilly Plot The Piccadilly Plot
Mystery in the Minster Mystery in the Minster
An Unholy Alliance An Unholy Alliance
A Killer in Winter A Killer in Winter
A Summer of Discontent A Summer of Discontent
A Masterly Murder A Masterly Murder
A Wicked Deed A Wicked Deed
A Bone of Contention A Bone of Contention
A Plague on Both Your Houses A Plague on Both Your Houses
A Conspiracy of Violence A Conspiracy of Violence
To Kill or Cure To Kill or Cure
The Butcher of Smithfield The Butcher of Smithfield
The Westminster Poisoner The Westminster Poisoner
A Murder on London Bridge A Murder on London Bridge
A Vein of Deceit A Vein of Deceit
The Killer of Pilgrims The Killer of Pilgrims
The Body in the Thames The Body in the Thames
The Devil’s Disciples The Devil’s Disciples
The Tarnished Chalice The Tarnished Chalice
The Mark of a Murderer The Mark of a Murderer
The Hand of Justice The Hand of Justice
The Executioner of St. Paul’s The Executioner of St. Paul’s