Binding: Paperback
Description: London 1893, there is poisoner loose in the city with deaths piling up and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are apparently his latest target in Fierce Poison the next installment in Will Thomas's acclaimed historical mystery series. Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker has just about seen it all he's been attacked by assassins his office has been bombed and evil - doers have even nearly killed his dog. But never before has a potential client dropped dead in his office. When Roland Fitzhugh Member of Parliament arrives to consult Barker and his partner Thomas Llewelyn he falls to the floor dead upon entering. As they soon learn he's been poisoned with a cyanide laced raspberry tart and the adulterated tarts also take out an entire family in the East End. Labelled the Mad Pie Man by the press Barker and Llewelyn are hired by former Prime Minister William Gladstone to find out who has targeted the House of Commons's newest member. But before they can even begin they find themselves the latest target of this mad poisoner with Barker's butler poisoned with digitalis and dozens of diabolic traps discovered at their home. On the run from their unseen adversary Barker and Llewelyn must uncover the threads that connect these seemingly random acts and stop the killer before they and their closest friends and family become the next casualties.
Title: Fierce Poison A Barker & Llewelyn Novel
Author(s): Thomas Will
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250874443
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Series: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel
Category: Crime & Mystery