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The Murders of Richard III
The Jacqueline Kirby Mysteries (Book 2)
- Author
- Elizabeth Peters
- Narrator
- Grace Conlin
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 October 1995
- Run Time
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In a remote English country mansion, modern devotees of the infamous King Richard III, immortally villainized by Shakespeare, have gathered for a grand weekend of role-playing and Ricardian scholarship. Jacqueline Kirby, an attractive American librarian attending the festivities, anticipates only one mystery to be raised: the five-hundred-year-old question of whether Richard truly killed the little princess in the Tower of London.
Jacqueline is amused at the group’s eccentricities—until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth-century murder methods: beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal.
Racing to untangle the murderous puzzle, Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener.
Critics Review
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“Highly entertaining.”
New York Times
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“History buffs will enjoy the author’s grasp of the details and suppositions of this medieval period.”
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Details
- Author
- Elizabeth Peters
- Narrator
- Grace Conlin
- Duration
- 6 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 1995
- ISBN
- 9781481558051
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Synopsis
In a remote English country mansion, modern devotees of the infamous King Richard III, immortally villainized by Shakespeare, have gathered for a grand weekend of role-playing and Ricardian scholarship. Jacqueline Kirby, an attractive American librarian attending the festivities, anticipates only one mystery to be raised: the five-hundred-year-old question of whether Richard truly killed the little princess in the Tower of London.Jacqueline is amused at the group’s eccentricities—until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth-century murder methods: beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal.Racing to untangle the murderous puzzle, Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener.
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