The Frost Fair by Edward Marston
December 1669. During one of the coldest winters for years, the Thames freezes over and a frost fair is held on the thick ice. Architect Christopher Redmayne and puritanical constable Jonathan Bale are both visiting the fair when one of Bale's sons gets into trouble on thin ice. The rescue the boy but in the process make a grim discovery - the frozen corpse of a man. The dead man is Jeronimo Maldini, an Italian fencing master who has been missing for some time. Redmayne is inclined to dismiss the case and leave the investigation to Bale; but all that changes when his own brother, Henry Redmayne, is charged with the murder.
A former history lecturer, Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales and educated at Oxford University. Since 1966 he has worked as a full time writer, and has written over forty original plays for radio, television and theatre, as well as children's books, literary criticism and novels. A former Chairman of the Crime Writer's Association, he is the author of the Nicholas Bracewell series, the Domesday Books as well as the Restoration series featuring Christopher Redmayne.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749006006 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749006005 |
| Title | The Frost Fair |
| Author | Edward Marston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
| Year published | 2003-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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