Support The Guardian Available for everyone, funded by readers ... Gangs of London review – a thrilling dose of capital punishment 4 / 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The Queen said it was ‘cricket at its best’. The Ashes of London is an absorbing, intricately plotted historical mystery set in Restoration London in the aftermath of the Great Fire; indeed the book opens with one of the main characters – lowly clerk, James Marwood – standing amid the crowds one night in early September 1666 watching in horror as St. Paul’s Cathedral is burned almost to the ground. That’s 796 runs at an average 0f 159.20. Guardian Sport Network When sport and real life collide: a story about divorce during the 2005 Ashes The 2005 Ashes was special. A sequel to The Ashes of London, his magnificent evocation of the Great Fire of 1666, The Fire Court (HarperCollins, £14.99) takes place the following year and continues the stories of … Browse The Guardian Bookshop for a big selection of Crime & mystery books and the latest book reviews from The Guardia Buy The Ashes of London 9780008119096 by Andrew Taylor for only £ JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser.
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Support The Guardian Available for everyone, funded by readers ... Ashes to Ashes: episode one review ... spoilers below if you haven't seen the first episode of the new series of Ashes to Ashes. The monarchy has been restored, but old hatreds die hard. This is both a chilling murder mystery and a transporting historical novel. The year is 1666, the setting London. *Free UK p&p for online orders over £10. Review.
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If it opens a little slowly, the pace soon picks as the reader is engaged by the copious detail which is Andrew Taylor’s hallmark. Support the Guardian and its journalism with every book you buy this Christmas.