A Masterpiece of Corruption
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Publisher Description
In this mystery by the author of Crooked Herring, a lawyer in Cromwell's England receives dangerous info that could stop a murder—or get him killed.
John Grey is a newly minted lawyer and would-be ladies' man with a bad habit of poking his nose into other people's business and getting tangled up in intrigue. That's unfortunate, because a mis-delivered letter from royalists has left Grey with more information about a murderous plot than it's entirely safe to know. Can Grey prevent the murder? And of infinitely more importance, can he keep his mouth shut long enough to save his own skin?
Praise for A Masterpiece of Corruption
"Tyler cleverly marries plot and period in his sequel to A Cruel Necessity set during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell . . .. Tyler's judicious use of dry humor enhances a page-turning and plausible story line." —Publishers Weekly
"A dizzying whirl of plot and counterplot." —The Guardian (UK)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tyler cleverly marries plot and period in his sequel to A Cruel Necessity set during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. In December 1657, English lawyer John Grey receives a letter from the Sealed Knot, a group of royalists who have been plotting for six years to return Charles II to the throne, inviting him to a meeting at London's Gray's Inn. At the meeting, Grey learns that the missive was actually meant for his father, who has been living in Brussels, but in order to leave the gathering with his life, Grey plays along with the conspirators. When they make it clear that they are plotting to kill Oliver Cromwell, Grey agrees to carry out the assassination himself. As soon as he can, Grey reports the conspiracy to John Thurloe, Cromwell's spymaster and Grey's former employer, who requests that he act as a double agent in order to thwart the planned attack and identify the Sealed Knot's other man inside Cromwell's inner circle. Tyler's judicious use of dry humor enhances a page-turning and plausible story line.)
