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Nicholas Bracewell Series by author "Edward Marston" Formats: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI Also known as "An Elizabethan Mystery" The protagonist of this Elizabethan theater series is Nicholas Bracewell, the bookholder of a leading theater company (in an alternate non-Shakespearean universe). Volume 1: The Queen's Head ISBN-13: 9780312029708 ASIN: B0079JY2M2 Published: 1/01/1988 Mary, Queen of Scots, is dead and the Spanish Armada has been defeated. In celebration, Lord Westfield’s Men is preparing to present a new play, “The Loyal Subject.” The company is beset with problems beginning with the death of an actor in a bar brawl. Nicholas Bracewell, the company’s manager and keeper of the books, was present and promised to find his friend’s killer. As other incidents occur, Bracewell suspects much more is at stake. Volume 2: The Merry Devils ISBN-13: 9780312038632 ASIN: B007BLOE9Y Published: 12/01/1989 Bookholder Nicholas Bracewell, fresh from his triumph holding together his volatile players' company during a treasonous plot against Queen Elizabeth, is set to make the galleries of The Queen's Head ring with laughter with a new comedy, The Merry Devils. The lugubrious landlord is sure mischief will result. Nicholas sees only a harmless comedy that will not summon up real devils, but two actors adept at tumbling. How then, during the crucial scene, do three devils appear on stage, one looking disturbingly real? And what of the deviltry that follow? One imp, in fact, soon lies dead beneath the stage... Volume 3: The Trip to Jerusalem ISBN-13: 9780312051747 ASIN: B007C52J3M Published: 1/01/1990 London is under siege by the Black Plague, closing its theaters and losing its frightened citizens to the countryside. Lord Westfield's Men decide upon the relative safety of the road and a tour of the North. Before they can pack up and depart, one player in the troupe is murdered. As they travel, the company of players managed by its bookholder, Nicholas Bracewell, learns that their arch-rivals, Banbury's Men, have been pirating their best works. Hoping to shake off Banbury's Men, actor Lawrence Firethorn eventually leads his troupe to York where all is revealed in a thrilling performance. Volume 4: The Nine Giants ISBN-13: 9780312064266 ASIN: B00APDW5DM Published: 9/01/1991 The fiery star, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault. And a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river.... Volume 5: The Mad Courtesan ISBN-13: 9780312082598 ASIN: B00APDW5HS Published: 11/01/1992 Though the lusty star of Lord Westfield's Men, Laurence Firethorn, is always ripe for seducing women bewitched by his art, the vicious rivalry that disrupts the acting troupe erupts between two other players. Owen Elias is a surly, envious Welshman, while Sebastian Carrick is an amiable and attractive gentleman. Their onstage duels become ever more realistic, but it is an axe that splits open Sebastian's head one night in a Clerkenwell alley. Company book holder Nicholas Bracewell, accustomed to damage control, begins to investigate the victim's death and learns that in life, he was prone to make enemies from his weakness for women and his willingness to welch on debts. Volume 6: The Silent Woman ISBN-13: 9780312111151 ASIN: B00APDW5CS Published: 5/01/1992 Marston's new novel continues the adventures of Nicholas Bracewell, who handles details backstage for Lord Westfield's Men, an Elizabethan theater troupe. When a young woman is poisoned before she can deliver a message to Nicholas, he takes leave to pursue a mystery from his own childhood. Volume 7: The Roaring Boy ISBN-13: 9780312131555 ASIN: B00FO82T6G Published: 7/01/1995 Dame Fortune has abandoned Lord Westfield's men to calamity... One member of the popular London acting troupe has died. Their present production is a failure. Then an anonymous playwright hands company mainstay Nicholas Bracewell a chance for salvation: a new script that exposes a tragic miscarriage of justice in a murder case. Volume 8: The Laughing Hangman ISBN-13: 9780312143053 ASIN: B00FO82QLO Published: 8/01/1996 Jonas Applegarth is a brilliant but belligerent playwright. When his play, The Misfortunes of Marriage, is performed by Lord Westfield's Men, it causes an uproar. All of Applegarth's enemies attack the company. Nicholas Bracewell defends the playwright loyally, but alas, Applegarth is soon found hanged by the neck. It is only the first of many mysteries that Nicholas has to solve. Meet the Authors Edward Marston Edward Marston was born and brought up in Wales. He read Modern History at Oxford then lectured in the subject for three years before becoming a full-time freelance writer. His first historical mystery, The Queen's Head, was published in 1988, launching the Nicholas Bracewell series. Related Torrents
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