شرّ پادشاه (معماهای بازسازی #۱)

In a London ravaged by the Great Fire, Christopher Redmayne envisages the rebuilding of the city. He is thrown together with Jonathan Bale, a decidedly Puritan constable, when one of his clients is killed, leading the pair on a journey through the dark underbelly of London and the hedonistic Court. Meeting in the ashes, Christopher Redmayne, an architect with Cavalier instincts, and Jonathan Bale are hardly kindred spirits. Redmayne dedicates himself to rebuilding the city that Bale believes was destroyed by its own inner corruption. The two men are thrown together when they catch thieves who are stealing from the house that Redmayne has designed for Sir Ambrose Northcott. The foul murder of Sir Ambrose joins them again, albeit reluctantly, in a complex and perilous investigation that takes them through the brothels and gaming houses of London, across to Paris, and back again to the hedonistic Court. Review 'A thoroughly entertaining romp - just the book for an evening's read by a snug fire when it's pouring down outside' --Historical Novels Review About the Author EDWARD MARSTON was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies and the settings for his crime novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of the Domesday Survey. He is also a former Chairman of the Crime Writers Association. Kindle Collection : mystery Christopher Redmayne is a true Restoration man. After the destruction wrought by the Great Fire, he is also one of the architects working to restore London to its previous splendour. Jonathan Bale is a Puritan constable with an unshakeable sense of right and wrong which has made him an excellent upholder of the law and a fierce critic of the newly restored Court. At first sight Redmayne and Bale would seem to each other to embody all that irritates them most in their fellow man. However, thrown together by a fatal stabbing, they will have to bury their differences - or risk the murderer claiming an unthinkable victim... Christopher Redmayne is a true Restoration man. After destruction wrought by the Great Fire, he is also one of the architects working to restore London to its previous splendor. This novel is a historical drama centered on the turmoil of restoration England.