Death Comes Hot - (Bloody Mary Mystery) Large Print by Michael Jecks (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: in standard format. London: Cráeme de la Crime, 2020.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Jack Blackjack's search for an executioner's son ensnares him in a fiendish mesh of schemes in this lively Tudor mystery.</i></b> <p/> <i>London. May, 1556. </i>Hal Westmecott, one of the city's most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour - and now he's come to collect his dues. Hal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son and, although Jack believes he's been set an impossible task, he's in no position to refuse. <p/> But when Jack's search draws him to the attention of a ruthless nobleman, a dead priest's vengeful brother and finally to a bloodstained body in a filthy lodging house, he comes to realize he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in England. Just who is a friend, who is a foe - and will Jack escape with his life intact? <p/> A fast-paced Tudor mystery set during Bloody Mary's reign of terror.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>An enjoyable jaunt through mid-16th century England . . . The novel's energetic pace never flags <i>Publishers Weekly </i>on <i>The Dead Don't Wait</i> The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion <i>Kirkus Reviews </i>on <i>The Dead Don't Wait</i> Entertaining . . . Jecks brings the seamy side of Tudor London to life through rich, atmospheric descriptions of its taverns, brothels and streets <i>Publishers Weekly </i>on <i>A Missed Murder</i> Plot twists abound, but the novel's greatest strength is its jaunty tone, plunging the reader into raucous Elizabethan England <i>Publishers Weekly </i>on <i>A Murder Too Soon</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>An enjoyable jaunt through mid-16th century England . . . The novel's energetic pace never flags</i>-- "<b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Dead Don't Wait</b>"<br><br><i>Engrossing . . . Plot twists abound, but the novel's greatest strength is its jaunty tone, plunging the reader into raucous Elizabethan England</i>-- "<b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>A Murder Too Soon</b>"<br><br><i>Jecks brings the seamy side of Tudor London to life through rich, atmospheric descriptions of its taverns, brothels and streets</i>-- "<b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>A Missed Murder</b>"<br><br><i>Steeped in the rich, bawdy background of sixteenth-century London . . . Enough suspects and red herrings to keep mystery fans intrigued</i>-- "<b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Dead Don't Wait</b>"<br><br><i>The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion</i>-- "<b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Don't Wait</b>"<br><br><i>"Diverting ... The main draw is high-spirited Jack, with his Bertie Woosterish commentary. Fans of offbeat Tudor mysteries will clamor for more"</i> - <b>Publishers Weekly</b> <p/> <i>"Plenty of historical detail, loads of twists and turns, and a hilarious tale of criminal ineptitude"</i> - <b>Kirkus Reviews</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b><i> </i>Michael Jecks </b>is the author of more than thirty novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series, and four previous Bloody Mary Tudor mysteries. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.
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