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Spring 1523. Benjamin Daunbey and his rapscallion servant, Roger Shallot, are summoned to London. A Florentine envoy, Lord Francesco Abrizzi, has been murdered and King Henry is determined to unmask the perpetrators of this outrage. In London, Shallot experiences King Henry's rage, the insults of the Abrizzis and a murderous attack. Shallot, a born coward, wants to crawl away and hide, but the King and Wolsey insist that he and Benjamin go to Florence, find Abrizzi's assassin, deliver a show more secret message, and bring back a Florentine painter. It sounds simple enough - but the reality is murderously different. show lessTags
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Durante el verano de 1523 Benjamín Daunbey y Roger Shallot reciben la orden de acudir a Londres para hacerse cargo de una difícil investigación, resolver la enigmática muerte de un diplomático florentino de paso por la corte, Francesco Abrizzi. Su cadáver ha sido hallado con un extraño disparo en la cabeza, y el rey Enrique VIII está firmemente determinado a desenmascarar a los culpables de este crimen brutal que pone en entredicho su hospitalidad y sus buenas relaciones con los Médici. Pero todo se tuerce desde el principio: el cirujano que debía colaborar con Shallot aparece muerto, antes incluso de llegar a Londres, y toda su misión estará marcada por acontecimientos sospechosos.
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Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he show more received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries. Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category. Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Brood of Vipers
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Roger Shallot; Benjamin Daunbey; Henry VIII, King of England; Thomas Wolsey
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Important events
- 1523
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- ISBNs
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