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Death in the Setting Sun (John Rawlings Mystery) (Hardcover)

by Deryn Lake (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby (1 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749083654
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749083656
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 578,840 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Apothecary John Rawlings and his wife, Emilia, are delighted and honoured to be invited to a Christmas Mask gathering to be held in the grounds of Gunnersbury House, hosted by Princess Amelia, a close relation of King George II. Excited by the sense of occasion, and by her first large formal gathering since the birth of their infant daughter, Emilia spends a long time choosing and refining her costume for the ball. Once at Gunnersbury House, the event is everything the Apothecary and his wife could have wished for and John Rawlings considers Emilia the belle of the ball in her fetching red cloak to keep out the December chill. After talking to friends he catches sight of her heading outside, and follows to spend some time walking with her through the magnificent grounds. Tragically, when he finds Emilia she is bleeding to death after being stabbed through the heart.Stricken with grief, John Rawlings is numb. But when his former friends, the Blind Beak and Joe Jago, enforcers in law, are ordered to arrest him as the prime suspect, the Apothecary flees to Devon to seek help from an old ally. Discovering the identity of his wife??'s murderer is crucial, not just to see Justice served, but to save his own neck from the gallows???

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4.0 out of 5 stars Deryn Lake - Still the Queen of the Georgian Whodunit, 21 Feb 2005
By k barns (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The John Rawlings novel Death in the Setting Sun continues to confim Deryn Lake in her position as Queen of the Georgian whodunit.

This is the 10th John Rawlings and far from losing pace this story continues to confirm John Rawlings and "the blind Beak" Sir John Fielding as two of the most interesting and well written of "heroes" and thief takers.

Ms Lake's characters are as ever well researched and brought to the page as well rounded and living beings.

The story moves at a good pace keeping the reader "hooked" until the end. All aspects of this interesting period of English history are here and by the time you have finished each chapter the noise,dirt and colourful life of London in the late 1700s comes vividly to life.

This time John Rawlings himself is under suspicion and the race to find the real killer has a hard edge for loss of his freedom will mean the loss of his child. Alongside this John meets again one of his most compelling of female suporters!

A worthy successor to Death in the Valley of Shadows - I look forward to book number 12 and maybe the reapearance of an old flame or maybe a new love for John Rawlings.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tenth Book in the Series, 31 Jan 2008
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Deryn Lake is a pseudonym of a well know historical novelist. Among the books she has written are the popular John Rawlings Mysteries, Death in the Peerless Pool, Death at the Apothecaries' hall, Death at the Devil's Tavern and others. As all of the titles are preceded by the word death, (unusual to say the least), this is a pretty good indication regarding the contents of the books and very good Georgian historical murder mysteries they are. `Deryn Lake' live near Hastings, in East Sussex

The character of John Rawlings has grown into an old and trusted friend and the author's clear and concise writing style makes the pages fly by. The books are good, well researched historical murder mysteries. They are easy reading and a welcome change from the crash, bang wallop of many of the books being published today. Good escapism for the reader, away from the bumps and grinds of everyday life

In this book John Rawling's loses his wife to a brutal killing, while they are both at a country house, where a play is taking place in which John's wife is taking part. Immediately following the play John goes out into the grounds to meet his wife, only to find her lying beneath a tree with a fatal stab wound. While he is cradling her in his arms other people arrive on he scene and immediately jump to the conclusion that John is the killer.

Rawling's is forcibly removed and locked in the cellar of the house but makes good his escape with the help of a young woman. After fleeing from the house and going to a place of safety for a few days john Rawlings dons a disguise and with the help of a lady friend returns to the scene vowing to find the perpetrator of the murder that his has left him a widower and his little girl asking for her mother . . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars An emtional rollercoaster, 30 Jun 2005
By Mrs. Andrea Morrison "princess-andie" (Paisley, Scotland, UK) - See all my reviews
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I have read all of the previous John Rawlings books, and when I read this one all I can say is that I am glad I was reading it in the privacy of my own home. I shed a lot of tears reading this book as John is accused of a terrible murder and finds out who his true friends are. I can't wait for the next book to come out to find out what happens to him next.
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