The laughing hangman : an Elizabethan mystery
Marston, Edward2013
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Jonas Applegarth is a brilliant but belligerent playwright. When his play, The Misfortunes of Marriage, is performed by Lord Westfield's Men, it causes uproar. All of Applegarth's enemies attack the company and Applegarth, himself, is soon found hanged by the neck. It is only the first of many mysteries that Nicholas has to solve. Jonas Applegarth is a brilliant but belligerent playwright. When his play, The Misfortunes of Marriage, is performed by Lord Westfield's Men, it causes uproar. All of Applegarth's enemies attack the company. Applegarth is soon found hanged by the neck. It is only the first of many mysteries that Nicholas has to solve. Lord Westfield's Men are furious when they are stairized by a rival children's theatre company. A second attack by the killer - the laughing hangman - throws the actors in further disarray. Nicholas's beloved company is under threat as never before and he has to call on all of his resources to rescue them. Reissue.
Main title:
The laughing hangman : an Elizabethan mystery / Edward Marston.
Author:
Marston, Edward, author
Imprint:
London : Allison & Busby, 2013.
Collation:
317 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 1996.
ISBN:
9780749015954 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914CRI
LC class:
PR6063.I3175
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
315534