The smell of death
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The smell of death
14.99 €
Andrew Taylor is "one of the finest contemporary historical fiction writers" (The Times). He has won numerous literary awards, including the Crime Writers' Association's Diamond Dagger Award, the Historical Writers' Association's Golden Crown Award, the Barry Award, and the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Prize.
The American Revolutionary War continues. In August 1778, Manhattan, a British outpost surrounded by rebel forces, is a melting pot: it's full of soldiers, refugees, deserters, and looters. During this turbulent time, Edward Saville, a London clerk tasked with sorting out the claims of loyalists demanding compensation for their allegiance to the Crown, lands on American shores. On his very first day of arrival, he is drawn into the investigation of a murder that took place in the New York slums. But if life is so cheap in a time of change, why does this death matter? Clearly, nation-building is a lucrative business, and some people are unwilling to miss out, no matter the cost... The matter is complicated by the fact that the murdered man was among the recent guests of the house where Saville was staying, and the owners—the Wintour family—appear highly suspicious to the clerk. Their loyalty to Britain has cost them a fortune; their estate has been plundered, but Captain Wintour wants to find something of great value in the ruins, and at night, the crying of a child is heard in the house, a child neither master nor servant wishes to speak of...
The American Revolutionary War continues. In August 1778, Manhattan, a British outpost surrounded by rebel forces, is a melting pot: it's full of soldiers, refugees, deserters, and looters. During this turbulent time, Edward Saville, a London clerk tasked with sorting out the claims of loyalists demanding compensation for their allegiance to the Crown, lands on American shores. On his very first day of arrival, he is drawn into the investigation of a murder that took place in the New York slums. But if life is so cheap in a time of change, why does this death matter? Clearly, nation-building is a lucrative business, and some people are unwilling to miss out, no matter the cost... The matter is complicated by the fact that the murdered man was among the recent guests of the house where Saville was staying, and the owners—the Wintour family—appear highly suspicious to the clerk. Their loyalty to Britain has cost them a fortune; their estate has been plundered, but Captain Wintour wants to find something of great value in the ruins, and at night, the crying of a child is heard in the house, a child neither master nor servant wishes to speak of...
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