| A Play of Knaves Contributor(s): Frazer, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425211118 ISBN-13: 9780425211113 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: In the pages of Frazer's bestselling Dame Frevisse medieval mystery series, the player Joliffe has assumed many roles on stage, to the delight of those he entertains. Now, in the company of a troupe of traveling performers, he finds himself cast in the role of sleuth. Original. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007582957 |
| Series: Joliffe Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.28" W x 6.76" (0.31 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the spring of 1435, Joliffe and his fellow players are sent to the village of Ashewell not only to stage plays, but to uncover some dark secrets about the town's three wealthy families: the Ashewells, the Medcotes, and the Gosyns. A rivalry has been brewing among the families, entangling the entire town in a web of seduction, deception, and blackmail. Matters go beyond the breaking point when someone turns to murder to settle their grievances. And if one murder is good, why not another? If all the world is a stage, then it's up to Joliffe to bring the curtain down on this tragedy--before another man takes his final curtain call... |