The Fire Court
- Author Andrew Taylor
- Narrator Leighton Pugh
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 5 April 2018
- Run Time 12 hours and 3 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Historical fiction.
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What to expect
From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London
Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!
A time of terrible danger…
The Great Fire has ravaged London. Now, guided by the Fire Court, the city is rebuilding, but times are volatile and danger is only ever a heartbeat away.
Two mysterious deaths…
James Marwood, a traitor’s son, is thrust into this treacherous environment when his father discovers a dead woman in the very place where the Fire Court sits. The next day his father is run down. Accident? Or another murder…?
A race to stop a murderer…
Determined to uncover the truth, Marwood turns to the one person he can trust – Cat Lovett, the daughter of a despised regicide. Then comes a third death… and Marwood and Cat are forced to confront a vicious killer who threatens the future of the city itself.
Critics Review
‘Andrew Taylor’s historical crime novels have proved a benchmark for the genre, and The Fire Court is no exception. Cunningly plotted and movingly written, it’s a fascinating portrait of a city, and its people, recovering from trauma’ Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses
n‘This is how historical crime should be written, with rich authenticity underpinning a twisting plot’ The Times
n‘Marwood and Lovett’s search for a killer in the sooty streets of 1660s London is an atmospheric pleasure, full of twists and memorable characters’ The Times
n‘With a fast-moving, complex plot underpinned by solid but unobtrusive research and plenty of drama and intrigue, Taylor brings the 17th century to life so vividly that one can almost smell it’ Guardian
n‘Once again, Taylor combines his detailed research with a deviously twist-laden storyline’ Observer
n‘This atmospheric murder mystery by Andrew Taylor is a real treat’ The Times
n‘This gripping mystery is even better than its predecessor, The Ashes of London’ Sunday Express S Magazine
n‘Taylor remains to my mind at the top of the list of historical novelists writing in English today’ Reviewing the Evidence
n‘If it were not a superlative crime novel, Taylor’s evocative picture of the Great Fire of London, The Ashes of London, could be considered a historical novel of the first order. Its sequel, The Fire Court, is equally impressive’ Financial Times
n‘In addition to a fascinating portrait of the 17th-century city, Taylor offers a father–son relationship that is as touching as it is convincing’ Literary Review
n‘Taylor’s sense of time and place are awe-inspiring, the plot is fiendishly clever and beautifully executed and the language is divine’ Historica Mag
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