A Masterpiece of Corruption (Signed first edition): A John Grey Historical Mystery
London: Constable, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. True (UK) first edition, first printing. SIGNED (no personalized) by author on title page with quote from the book, "It is early on Tuesday and i am not yet dead," dated 1/16/16. Hardcover. 307 pp. plus a short preview of the author's next book "Pestilence". The second in this series of historical mysteries set in the mid-1600s and featuring lawyer/ sleuth John Gray. in this entry it's December, 1657, and as John sits at his desk in Lincoln's Inn, a mysterious message from a "Mr SK" tempts him out into the snowy streets of London on what he believes will be a harmless diversion from his studies. The letter, however, proves to have been intended for someone else entirely, and Gray finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a plot to assassinate the Lord Protector. Oliver Cromwell. Fine / fine. Item #E37114
ISBN: 9781472114969
Price: $80.00