G341 Book Review of Murder by Misrule by Anna Castle
Name of Book: Murder of Misrule Author: Anna Castle ISBN: 9780991602506 Publisher: Self-published Part of a Series: Francis Bacon Mysteries Type of book: England, court, lawyers, royalty, banishment, secrets, friendship, mystery, murder, play, season of Misrule, protestants vs catholics, studying, social classes, 1586 Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Francis Bacon is charged with investigating the murder of a fellow barrister at Gray's Inn. He recruits his unwanted protégé Thomas Clarady to do the tiresome legwork. The son of a privateer, Clarady will do anything to climb the Elizabethan social ladder. Bacon's powerful uncle Lord Burghley suspects Catholic conspirators of the crime, but other motives quickly emerge. Rival barristers contend for the murdered man's legal honors and wealthy clients. Highly-placed courtiers are implicated as the investigation reaches from Whitehall to the London streets. Bacon does the thinking; Clarady does the fencin...