The Cry of the Hangman - (A Lucy Campion Mystery) by Susanna Calkins (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>London, 1667. </i>Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is horrified when Magistrate Hargrave is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-in. The puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy's determined to get justice for her much-loved former master, but someone is determined to stop her - whatever it takes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Murder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-century London, will printer's apprentice Lucy Campion be publishing the news - or starring in it?</i></b> <p/> <i>London, 1667.</i> Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is unsettled when, on a frozen December morning after church, an elderly woman dressed in mourning clothes whispers an ominous warning in her ear. <p/> Lucy sternly tells herself it's nonsense, but then her much-loved former master, Magistrate Hargrave, is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-in. But what exactly was the intruder searching for? And why did they first stop to steal a piece of Cook's lamb and lentil pie? <p/> The puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy's determined to uncover the truth and see that justice is done. But someone is equally determined to stop her - whatever it takes. <p/> This page-turning historical mystery set in Renaissance London is a great choice for readers who like their heroines lively, their mysteries twisty and their historical settings brimming with authenticity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>"An involving tale. Solid historical mystery, with intriguing hints about the future"</i> <b>Booklist</b> on <b>A Death Along the River Fleet</b><br> <i>"Lavish period detail, romantic tension, and a complex puzzle make the heroine's fifth adventure one of her best"</i> <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Sign of the Gallows</b><br> <i>"A crisply written, cleverly plotted, and nicely detailed historical mystery, with a lively heroine and a satisfying ending"</i> <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Sign of the Gallows</b><br> <i>"A nice option for devotees of <b>Anne Rutherford</b> and <b>Samuel Thomas</b>"</i> <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>A Death Along the River Fleet</b><br> <i>"Calkins makes fine use of advances in mathematics and cryptography of this period, while also drawing in the chaos of the Great Fire and plague in London as agents of change in society. For anyone interested in 17th-century England, this mystery is a treat <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Sign of the Gallows</b><br> <i>"An enjoyably complex mystery with a clever heroine neatly interweaves detailed historical background with fascinating characters"</i> <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>A Death Along the River Fleet</b><br>
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