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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.
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A John Rawlings Mystery: Death at the Beggar's Opera, Deryn Lake
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- A John Rawlings Mystery: Death at the Beggar's Opera
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Deryn Lake
- Publisher
- New English Library Ltd
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 295
- ISBN10
- 0340649852
- ISBN13
- 9780340649855
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, 20th century, Historical Mystery, Crime Rate, Georgian
- Description
- 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.