Together with actress Sarah Chalker, highwayman William Coke and thief-taker Pitman come together as one, determined to stop the brutal murder of London's rich and poor once and for all. But another threat is on the way. It hasn't rained in five months. London is a tinderbox - politically, sexually and religiously. The Great Fire of London is about to ignite. And the final confrontation between Coke, Pitman and Sarah Chalker and their murderous adversary will be decided against a background of apocalypse.
ISBN: 9780099581185
Publication date: 25/08/2016
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9780099581185 |
| Publication date: | 25th August 2016 |
| Author: | C. C. Humphreys |
| Publisher: | Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: | Action Adventure / Spy, Crime / Mystery, Historical Fiction, |
| Categories: | Historical fiction, Crime & mystery, |
C.C. Humphreys is an actor, playwright, fight choreographer and novelist.‘My first job out of school was as a motorcycle messenger, based in St Giles, where much of Plague and Fire takes place. It was a ghastly slum in 1665, and thousands died horribly there in the Great Plague. And much of this area suffered during The Great Fire of London in 1666. I think many Londoners have a deep-buried memory of the devastating things that have happened to their city. Walking those streets again, it’s not hard to sense the bones just below the paving stones.’...
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