Too Much Of Water Av L C Tyler

Too Much Of Water Av L C Tyler

''I was seduced from John Grey''s first scene'' Ann CleevesEastwold, 1670, and local legend tells how on a still night, if you stand on the beach there, you can still hear the bells of the drowned church of St James tolling mournfully beneath the waves......
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<p>''I was seduced from John Grey''s first scene'' Ann Cleeves<br><br><b>Eastwold, 1670, and local legend tells how on a still night, if you stand on the beach there, you can still hear the bells of the drowned church of St James tolling mournfully beneath the waves...</b><br><br>Eastwold, once one of the greatest ports in England, has been fighting a losing battle with the sea ever since it was granted its charter by King John. Bit by bit the waves have eaten the soft cliffs on which it stands, until only a handful of houses remain. But still it sends two MPs to Parliament and rich men from London are prepared to pay well for the votes of the dozen or so remaining burgesses of the town.<br><br>The voters are looking forward to a profitable by-election, only for the Admiralty''s candidate, the unpopular Admiral Digges, to end up in a fishing net, every bit as drowned as his prospective constituency. Is it an accident, as the coroner has ruled, or has Digges been murdered, as the Admira
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'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' Ann CleevesEastwold, 1670, and local legend tells how on a still night, if you stand on the beach there, you can still hear the bells of the drowned church of St James tolling mournfully beneath the waves... Eastwold, once one of the greatest ports in England, has been fighting a losing battle with the sea ever since it was granted its charter by King John. Bit by bit the waves have eaten the soft cliffs on which it stands, until only a handful of houses remain.But still it sends two MPs to Parliament and rich men from London are prepared to pay well for the votes of the dozen or so remaining burgesses of the town. The voters are looking forward to a profitable by-election, only for the Admiralty's candidate, the unpopular Admiral Digges, to end up in a fishing net, every bit as drowned as his prospective constituency. Is it an accident, as the coroner has ruled, or has Digges been murdered, as the Admiralty fears? John Grey, Justice of the Peace and former spy, receives a request from the authorities to uncover the truth.Hot on the heels of Grey is Samuel Pepys, sent by his master the Duke of York to stand for the watery seat in place of Digges. He also brings Grey clarification of what kinds of truth the Duke is happy for him to uncover and what he should ignore. With spring edging cautiously towards the windswept east coast, Grey starts to question the remaining residents and other well-paid officials of the non-existent town.He meets with suspicion from the voters and polite obstruction from Pepys. Will Grey uncover the murderer before the last of the town vanishes beneath the waves? As one of inhabitants warns him: 'This is a troubled place, Sir John. It is a dead town.Can you not feel that? Have you not seen the bones that litter the beach? It is a dead town that cries to be buried and forgotten.'Praise for L.C. Tyler'Len Tyler writes with great charm and wit . .. made me laugh out loud' Susanna Gregory'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' Ann Cleeves'Tyler juggles his characters, story, wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' The Times'A dizzying whirl of plot and counterplot' Guardian'Unusually accomplished' Helen Dunmore'A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . .. Why would we not want more of John Grey?' The Bookbag

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Too Much Of Water er en fascinerende roman som tar deg med til en mystisk og dramatisk fortid ved kysten av England. I året 1670, i den nå nedlagte byen Eastwold, er alle øyne rettet mot det uklare farvannet mellom liv og død. Her får du et innblikk i en fortelling som er mettet med intriger, bunnløse hemmeligheter og en fascinerende hovedperson, John Grey.

En historie om mysterier og døde byer

Boken tar oss med på en reise der John Grey, en rettsbetjent og tidligere spion, får i oppdrag å avdekke sannheten bak en uventet død - var det drap eller uhell? Med all sin sjarm og humor, klarer L.C. Tyler å balansere karakterene og handlingen på en måte som holder leseren på kanten av stolen. I en by som kveles av sin egen død, hvor bølgene konstant tar med seg fortiden, klarer ikke Grey å ignorere de skjulte skattene av informasjon som finnes blant innbyggerne.

Hvorfor lese Too Much Of Water?

  • Gravende plott: Tyler leverer en uforutsigbar historie med vendinger og overraskelser.
  • Engasjerende karakterer: Hver personlighet er gjort levende med farge og dybde, fra mistroiske burgess til høytstående embetsmenn.
  • Historisk bakgrunn: Lesere som er interessert i Englands maritime historie vil finne rikdom av detaljer om Eastwolds fall.
  • Humor og wit: Forfatterens karakteristiske skrivevinkel gir leseren anledning til både latter og refleksjon.

Er du klar for å dykke ned i en fortelling som er like klam som sjøen som omgir Eastwold? Too Much Of Water lover å være en uforglemmelig reise - vil du la deg rive med?

Skaff deg din kopi av Too Much Of Water Av L C Tyler i dag, og bli en del av mysteriet som skjuler seg under bølgene!

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