London, 1667. On her way to a new market to peddle her wares,printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is knocked off her feet by two men in ahurry. When she reaches the desolate crossroads, she discovers why: there,dangling from the hanging tree, is the body of a man. Did he take his life?Lucy is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the danger .
Susanna Calkins Knihy
Susanna Calkins sa ponorila do histórie, aby vytvorila pútavé historické detektívky. Jej diela sú oceňované pre svoju autentickosť a napínavé zápletky, ktoré čitateľov prenesú do minulosti. Calkins obratne prepojí historické detaily s majstrovským rozprávaním, čím vytvára nezabudnuteľné čitateľské zážitky. Jej romány sú svedectvom jej hlbokého porozumenia histórii aj umeniu záhady.
London, 1667. Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is horrified when Magistrate Hargrave is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-in. The puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy's determined to get justice for her much-loved former master, but someone is determined to stop her - whatever it takes.