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by Deryn Lake
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'The Queen of the Georgian historical mystery' The Times 'An effervescent tale... the author organises her large cast and colourful background with skill and gusto through a racily readable drama.' Mail On Sunday 'The charm of Lake's series is the astringent relationship between her two protagonists, which pulls off the trick of appearing both modern and historically persuasive.' The Times 'Lake brings eighteenth century England to life in a fine colourful style... Georgette Heyer... but with the knickers off.' Yorkshire Post
As so often before, Deryn Lake takes the historical mystery and gives it a much-needed shake. If the characters in her books don't always behave in a strictly plausible fashion for the 18th-century setting, the assiduously researched detail allows us to accept all the murderous shenanigans, however outrageous. This novel is vintage stuff. Lake's customary protagonist, the resourceful apothecary John Rawlings, is enjoying his honeymoon in Devon, but needless to say marital bliss is not on the cards for long when the mutilated body of a young girl, Julia van Guylder, is found on a schooner. Then the young girl's brother Richard vanishes, and Rawlings follows a sinister trail to the Society of Angels, a clandestine group that appears to have something to do with the mystery. Thrown into the mix is a highwayman and even a phantom coach, so Rawlings calls for help from the canny Joe Jago and the Flying Runners, his London cohorts. As in her previous books, Lake is adroit at creating a satisfyingly knotty plot for Rawlings to resolve, and the Georgian period has rarely been evoked with such colour. Are there any signs that Deryn Lake is running out of steam? Not by a long shot. (Kirkus UK)
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Devon, April 1759...Newlyweds John Rawlings and Emilia are spending their honeymoon touring the mysterious county of Devon. The gruesome discovery of a young girl's body, badly beaten and bruised and draped over the figurehead of a schooner draws the Apothecary into the investigation. He recognises the dead girl as Juliana van Guylder, and when her brother, Richard, goes missing too John realises that, honeymoon or no, he is deeply involved in something rather sinister. Soon the Flying Runners are on the scene, but although they know the identity of the dead girl, they are still no further towards finding her killer. And where does the violent gang that has been terrorising Exeter, the mysterious Society of Angels, fit in to all this? John Rawlings is determined to solve this case...even if it means putting himself in danger. Death in the West Wind is the seventh novel in Deryn Lake's highly acclaimed Georgian mystery series featuring sleuthing apothecary, John Rawlings. Based on the real-life historical apothecary who invented carbonated water in England, other characters also featured include John Fielding, the Blind Beak of London who founded the Runners (later to become the Bow Street Runners) and his assistant, Joe Jago.
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'The Queen of the Georgian historical mystery' The Times 'An effervescent tale... the author organises her large cast and colourful background with skill and gusto through a racily readable drama.' Mail On Sunday 'The charm of Lake's series is the astringent relationship between her two protagonists, which pulls off the trick of appearing both modern and historically persuasive.' The Times 'Lake brings eighteenth century England to life in a fine colourful style... Georgette Heyer... but with the knickers off.' Yorkshire Post
As so often before, Deryn Lake takes the historical mystery and gives it a much-needed shake. If the characters in her books don't always behave in a strictly plausible fashion for the 18th-century setting, the assiduously researched detail allows us to accept all the murderous shenanigans, however outrageous. This novel is vintage stuff. Lake's customary protagonist, the resourceful apothecary John Rawlings, is enjoying his honeymoon in Devon, but needless to say marital bliss is not on the cards for long when the mutilated body of a young girl, Julia van Guylder, is found on a schooner. Then the young girl's brother Richard vanishes, and Rawlings follows a sinister trail to the Society of Angels, a clandestine group that appears to have something to do with the mystery. Thrown into the mix is a highwayman and even a phantom coach, so Rawlings calls for help from the canny Joe Jago and the Flying Runners, his London cohorts. As in her previous books, Lake is adroit at creating a satisfyingly knotty plot for Rawlings to resolve, and the Georgian period has rarely been evoked with such colour. Are there any signs that Deryn Lake is running out of steam? Not by a long shot. (Kirkus UK)
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Devon, April 1759...Newlyweds John Rawlings and Emilia are spending their honeymoon touring the mysterious county of Devon. The gruesome discovery of a young girl's body, badly beaten and bruised and draped over the figurehead of a schooner draws the Apothecary into the investigation. He recognises the dead girl as Juliana van Guylder, and when her brother, Richard, goes missing too John realises that, honeymoon or no, he is deeply involved in something rather sinister. Soon the Flying Runners are on the scene, but although they know the identity of the dead girl, they are still no further towards finding her killer. And where does the violent gang that has been terrorising Exeter, the mysterious Society of Angels, fit in to all this? John Rawlings is determined to solve this case...even if it means putting himself in danger. Death in the West Wind is the seventh novel in Deryn Lake's highly acclaimed Georgian mystery series featuring sleuthing apothecary, John Rawlings. Based on the real-life historical apothecary who invented carbonated water in England, other characters also featured include John Fielding, the Blind Beak of London who founded the Runners (later to become the Bow Street Runners) and his assistant, Joe Jago.
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