The Sweet Smell of Decay
by:
Paul Lawrence (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780749015428 (074901542X)
Publish date: March 15th 2014
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Harry Lytle Chronicles (#1)
bookshelves: published-2009, spring-2010, mystery-thriller, historical-fiction, restoration, books-with-a-passport Recommended for: Onto Wanda then Hayes Read from April 10 to 17, 2010 Blurb from the back cover - Cromwell is dead, Charles Stuart has claimed the throne, and the city is charged wi...
Enjoyed this, a good original historical fiction/mystery.. a library loan
Pretty decent. I could kinda tell it was the author's first book, though. Characters often get introduced w/o sufficient description, and there wasn't enough exposition at the very beginning to orient the reader at all. Fortunately, things become clearer as you go along. Although I can't say the...
Blurb from the back cover - Cromwell is dead, Charles Stuart has claimed the throne, and the city is charged with a new and bawdy energy. Personal fueds and religious tensions simmer, but the irrepressible Harry Lytle just gets on with his own life - dull as ditch by day, fogged by the fumes of Lond...
12 years ago
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