The Mammoth Book of Jacobean Whodunnits: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: 25 Tales of Murder Mystery in the 17th Century

by Mike Ashley

The seventeenth century was a time ripe with murder, anarchy, war, and political and religious intrigue, of which the Gunpowder Plot is only one example. This unputdownable new anthology from Mike... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786717300
• ISBN13: 9780786717309
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Another Great Collection of Murder Mysteries!

Here's a Reader's Advisory tip you can take to the bank: Whenever you come across a new 'Whodunnits' book edited by Mike Ashley, BUY IT! Ashley has the Midas touch when it comes to assembling crackerjack collections of murder mysteries; He is simply the best at what he does! Ashley's latest 'Mammoth Book of' features two dozen stories set in England and America in the 17th Century. This Jacobean era was a rich period of history. Encompassing the reigns of kings James I, James II, Charles I, Charles II, the English Civil War, and settlements in America, these years provide fertile material for many of the stories contained in Ashley's book. The cast of characters includes kings, consorts, lords, ladies and assorted common folk along with the likes of William Shakespeare, Henry Hudson, Walter Raleigh and Francis Bacon involved in murders most foul but also very entertaining! In stories like 'Satan in the Star Chamber,' 'A Taste for Ducking,' 'The Philadelphia Slaughterman' and 'The Curious Contents of a Coffin,' a stellar group of authors including Susanna Gregory, Peter Tremayne, Ian Morson, Michael Jecks and Deryn Lake offer entertaining tales of murder. Greed, treason, intrigue, revenge and madness drive the action in these page-turners, all of which are cleverly resolved at tale's end. This A-1 collection will give you many hours of reading enjoyment! Pick up a copy ASAP!