| Title | : | The Murders of Richard III (The Jacqueline Kirby Mysteries) |
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| Author | : | Elizabeth Peters |
| Release | : | 1995-10-01 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | The Murders of Richard III (The Jacqueli | Elizabeth Peters |
| In a remote English country mansion, modern devotees of the infamous King Richard III, immortally villainized by Shakespeare, have gathered for a grand weekend of role-playing and Ricardian scholarship. Jacqueline Kirby, an attractive American librarian attending the festivities, anticipates only one mystery to be raised: the five-hundred-year-old question of whether Richard truly killed the little princess in the Tower of London. Jacqueline is amused at the group’s eccentricities—until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth-century murder methods: beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal. Racing to untangle the murderous puzzle, Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener. |
