Death And the Arrow A Tom Marlowe Adventure

'There's devilry here and no mistake!'London, 1715. The air is black with soot, the murky alleyways crowded with people, and rumours of a gruesome murder lurk in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral. A body has been found 'beskewered by an arrow right through his heart'. Even in a city where crime is commonplace, this catches the attention of printing apprentice Tom Marlowe.Soon there is news of more victims, each pierced by an arrow and found holding an odd illustrated card, and Tom is both fascinated and repelled by the strange events. When the mystery unexpectedly intrudes into his own life, he feels compelled to investigate . . .'A tightly woven plot . . . vividly drawn' Julia Eccleshare, Guardian'This will have readers . . . sitting on the edge of their seats' Wendy Cooling, Junior Education'An intelligent, gripping thriller . . . a sense of time and place so vivid that you can virtually see, hear and taste 18th-century London' CarouselPriestley, Chris is the author of 'Death And the Arrow A Tom Marlowe Adventure', published 2007 under ISBN 9780552554756 and ISBN 0552554758.