Book: Death At The Beggar's Opera John Rawlings, the apothecary with a talent for detective work, and John Fielding, the phenomenal blind magistrate whose Runners formed London's early police force, make a welcome return in this evocative Georgian mystery. John Rawlings is among the beau monde enjoying a performance of 'The Beggar's Opera' in Drury Lane when the leading actor - the notorious philanderer Jasper Harcross - dramatically falls to his death on stage. As Rawlings and the Blind Beak hunt for vital clues, they discover a hotbed of rivalry both on and off the stage which produces numerous suspects and questions. As the search takes on a new intensity, John Rawlings soon finds himself on an intriguing trail of obsession that leads to the dark heart of a cold-blooded murder.
Details of Book: Death At The Beggar's Opera Book: Death At The Beggar's Opera
Author: Deryn Lake
ISBN: 1903552001
ISBN-13: 9781903552001
, 978-1903552001
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 04082000
Publisher: Back-in-print Books
Number of Pages: 192
Language: English