Thomas Middleton Mysteries A Deadly Prank: An Elizabethan murder mystery, Book 1, (Paperback)

<b>Join Thomas Middleton in a thrilling new mystery series! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Perry and Andrew Swanston.</b> <p><b><i>Blood will have blood...</i></b> </p><p><b>Elizabethan England</b> </p><p>Thomas Middleton falls in love with the theatre scene when he is taken to see his first play, Christopher's Marlowe's <i>Doctor Faustus</i>, at fifteen. </p><p>After an education in Oxford, Tom returns to Southwark, where he is introduced to the most prominent playwrights in London. </p><p>And William Shakespeare himself takes Tom under his wing, encouraging Tom's passion for writing. </p><p>But tragedy strikes when a member of Tom's household is murdered, and his mother becomes the chief suspect. </p><p>Tom is forced to put his dreams on hold and return home to help clear his mother's name. </p><p>His investigation leads him through London's dark underworld of pimps and prostitutes, corrupt constables and ambitious courtiers as he desperately seeks the truth. </p><p><b><i>Can Tom find the real killer? Will he be able to save his mother from the gallows?</i></b> </p><p><b>And will he find a way back to the theatre...?</b> </p><p><b>A DEADLY PRANK </b>is the first book in the Thomas Middleton Mysteries series. It is a thrilling historical investigation adventure set in Elizabethan London, featuring William Shakespeare and the other major playwrights of the era. </p><p><b>THE THOMAS MIDDLETON MYSTERY SERIES: <br>Book One: A Deadly Prank</b><br>Book Two: The Poisoned Robe</p>

• Thomas Middleton Mysteries A Deadly Prank: An Elizabethan murder mystery, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Coirle Mooney
• ISBN: 9780854958962
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-16
• Page Count: 308