Thomas Chaloner mysteries
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A conspiracy of violence: Chaloner's first exploit in Restoration London , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 1
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Blood on the Strand: Chaloner's second exploit in Restoration London , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 2
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The butcher of Smithfield , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 3
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The Westminster poisoner , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 4
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A murder on London Bridge , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 5
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The body in the Thames , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 6
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The Piccadilly plot , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 7
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Death in St James's Park: Chaloner's eighth exploit in Restoration London , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 8
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Murder on High Holborn , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 9
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The cheapside corpse , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 10
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The Chelsea strangler , Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 11
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 12
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1665. The plague raging through London has emptied the city. The only people left are those too poor to flee, or those who selflessly struggle to control the contagion. Amongst them are those who sell dubious "cures", and those who hold in their hands the future of the city's most iconic building - St Paul's Cathedral. The handsome edifice is crumbling from decades of neglect, giving the current custodians a stark choice - repair or demolish. Large...
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 13
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London, 1666. The plague has almost disappeared, leaving its surviving population diminished and in poverty. The resentment against those who fled turns to outrage as the court and its followers return. While most of Thomas Chaloner's attention is on the continuing threat of war with the Dutch, the death of a well-connected physician, the mysterious sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames and the disappearance of a popular courtier are causing concern...
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 14
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"In the spring of 1666 everyone's first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, but the killing of Thomas Chiffinch was by design, not disease. Chiffinch was holder of two influential posts - Keeper of the Closet and Keeper of the Jewels - and rival courtiers have made no secret of their wish to succeed to those offices. To Thomas Chaloner, ordered to undertake the investigation, such avarice gives a whole...
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Thomas Chaloner mysteries volume 15
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"As the people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, in Westminster, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and portents of a coming disaster. Mysterious killings at both ends of the capital have been caused by an unusually long, slender blade, and Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate....