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When a bomb intended for the royal family goes off at the coronation, Kate and Charles join the investigation to uncover who's threatening the British crown. Coronation Day, 1902. Charles and Kate Sheridan are pleased to be witness to the crowning of their king. Expatriate author Jack London is also watching the festivities-but with a more skeptical eye. He has come to London to write an exposé of the East End slums-and the coronation has not tempered his disdain for the monarchy. This show more special day takes a sinister turn when an anarchist accidentally blows himself up with a bomb meant for the king. Charged with determining the extent of the danger facing the Crown, Charles and Kate turn up a number of intriguing-and disturbing-questions. And then there is the matter of the mysterious, beautiful Charlotte Conway, editor of the anarchist newspaper where the dead man was employed. On the run from Scotland Yard, she takes refuge in Kate and Charles's home-and in Jack London's arms. All of which makes for a very interesting investigation indeed... Kate and Charles join an investigation to uncover who's threatening the British Crown. show lessTags
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This is not the last in the series (which concludes with Death on the Lizard) but it is the last volume I bought. Anarchists are the subject of the mystery and American author Jack London is the celebrity guest. Once again a hostility toward the greed and corruption of British society is on display.
"Enjoyable little historical fiction mystery series."
Enjoyable little historical fiction mystery series.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Death in Hyde Park
- Original publication date
- 2004-03-02
- People/Characters
- Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom; Charles Sheridan; Kate Sheridan; Jack London; Bradford Marsden
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Epigraph
- It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Dark... (show all)ness, it was the spring of hope,it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heave, we were all going direct the other way...
--Charles Dickens,
A Tale of Two Cities - First words
- Edward VII almost missed his coronation.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Perhaps." Charles's eyes lightened. "And we might look on it as a small gesture in support of the revolution."
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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