The Merchant Murderers

Michael Jecks

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Severn House
27 April 2023

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries; Historical fiction

Series: Bloody Mary Mystery

"""Superb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot""- Publishers Weekly Starred Review

August, 1556. Jack Blackjack is on a simple mission: make it back home to his beloved London. It should be simple, right? Wrong. He's made it as far as Exeter, but before he can secure a fresh steed in that hellish city, he's faced with a dead priest, ruthless thieves, and a devious Dean who's determined to see the back of Jack. That suits Jack just fine - he wants to leave!

So when wealthy merchant Wolfe, offers passage to London via sea, Jack jumps at the chance . . . and unwittingly into further danger! With thieves, pirates and potential murderers at every turn who can Jack trust? Will he uncover the truth behind the dead priest and missing merchant ships? But more importantly, will he ever make it home to London with his purse strings and limbs intact?

Set during the brief but exceedingly troubled reign of Queen Mary I, elder half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, (1553-1558) the Bloody Mary series features the amoral former cutpurse turned paid assassin, Jack Blackjack, as its cowardly, lecherous, yet strangely likeable amateur sleuth protagonist. The joke is always on Jack as he lurches from one crisis to the next, never quite sure what's going on, yet always - just about - managing to keep one step ahead of his many enemies and those who, for whatever reason, are trying to kill him."

By: Michael Jecks
Imprint: Severn House
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 305g
ISBN: 9781448307722
ISBN 10: 1448307724
Series: Bloody Mary Mystery
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Jecks is the author of more than forty-five novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series and six previous Bloody Mary Tudor mysteries. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.

Reviews for The Merchant Murderers

Superb . . . a fast-moving and gripping plot * Publishers Weekly Starred Review * The comical hero provides an amusing instrument for exploring the mores and history of the period * Kirkus Reviews * Diverting . . . The main draw is high-spirited Jack, with his Bertie Woosterish commentary. Fans of offbeat Tudor mysteries will clamor for more * Publishers Weekly on Death Comes Hot * The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion * Kirkus Reviews on The Dead Don't Wait * Jecks brings the seamy side of Tudor London to life through rich, atmospheric descriptions of its taverns, brothels, and streets * Publishers Weekly on A Missed Murder *