{"product_id":"9781472133618","title":"Mask of Night","description":"Author: Philip Gooden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472133618\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;font size=\"+1\"\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003e'Another clever criminal plunge into history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026lt;\/font\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth I approaches the end of her illustrious reign, the plague is raging in London, and the Privy Council has ordered the theaters closed. Still, author Philip Gooden's fifth novel in the popular Shakespearean series brings us a great mystery as actor-sleuth Nick Revill and the Chamberlain's Men travel to Oxford, where a local physician, Dr. Hugh Fern, has commissioned a private performance of Romeo and Juliet.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Fern's motive is obscure-an attempt to reconcile two feuding families to the prospect of a marriage, perhaps; or maybe simply a ploy to get himself a role in the production-his fate is not. Indeed, he is decidedly dead, when his body is discovered during a performance at the Golden Cross Inn. No matter that the deceased lies inside a locked room or that the pestilence has followed the Chamberlain troupe from London, Revill is convinced Fern has not succumbed to natural causes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNor is Fern's death the only one that rouses Revill's suspicions. The mysteries multiply as a strange band of men in cowls patrols the town at night, a simple carter meets a baffling end, and a corpse changes its shoes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fifth Shakespearean murder mystery in the Nick Revill series, set \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eduring the reign of the formidable Elizabeth I.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;font size=\"+1\"\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003ePraise for Philip Gooden:\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026lt;\/font\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Highly entertaining' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The witty narrative, laced with puns and word play so popular in this period, makes this an enjoyable racy tale'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The book has much in common with the film Shakespeare in Love - full of colourful characters . . . but the book has an underlying darkness' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Historical mystery fans are in for a treat' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919460253854,"sku":"ING-9781472133618","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472133618.jpg?v=1782812189","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472133618","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}