The Trip to Jerusalem

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t:i)e trip to Jeru^afem
London is under siege by the Black Plague, closing its theaters and losing its frightened citizens to the countryside. Lord Westfield's Men decide upon the relative safety of the road and a tour of the North. Before they can pack up and depart, one of the actors is murdered.
As they travel, the company of players—managed by its bookholder, Nicholas Bracewell—learns that their arch-rivals, Banbury's Men, have been pirating their best w^orks. Though Nicholas closely guards the only complete copy of each opus, there is no safeguard against some actors banding together to memorize the lines and so give av^^ay the plays entire script. But why? Hoping to shake off Banbury's Men, actor Lawrence Firethorn eventually leads his troupe to Nottingham and on to York where, at Marmion Hall, all is revealed in a thrilling performance.
This is the third mystery for Lord Westfield's Men. Poisoned Pen Press has previously republished The Queens Head... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Missing Mystery
M
t:i)e trip to Jeru^afem
London is under siege by the Black Plague, closing its theaters and losing its frightened citizens to the countryside. Lord Westfield's Men decide upon the relative safety of the road and a tour of the North. Before they can pack up and depart, one of the actors is murdered.
As they travel, the company of players—managed by its bookholder, Nicholas Bracewell—learns that their arch-rivals, Banbury's Men, have been pirating their best w^orks. Though Nicholas closely guards the only complete copy of each opus, there is no safeguard against some actors banding together to memorize the lines and so give av^^ay the plays entire script. But why? Hoping to shake off Banbury's Men, actor Lawrence Firethorn eventually leads his troupe to Nottingham and on to York where, at Marmion Hall, all is revealed in a thrilling performance.
This is the third mystery for Lord Westfield's Men. Poisoned Pen Press has previously republished The Queens Head 2nd The Merry Devils.
"The plot moves brisk as a mystery, the detail gives the book a fascinating array of colors "
—Chicago Tribune
Edward Marston, under his real name, was raised in Wales and went on to study modern history at Oxford. He has been a university lecturer, radio, television, and theatre dramatist, and in addition to writing has worked as an actor, director, and dramatist. His Elizabethan novel. The Roaring Boy, was a 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for best novel. He lives in Kent Vissza