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The Plague Letters

By: V.L. Valentine
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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A hugely atmospheric and entertaining historical thriller that will transport listeners to the palaces and alleyways of 17th-century London. Perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Andrew Taylor and C.J. Sansom.

London, 1665. Hidden within the growing pile of corpses in his churchyard, Rector Symon Patrick discovers a victim of the pestilence unlike any he has seen before: a young woman with a shorn head, covered in burns, and with pieces of twine delicately tied around each wrist and ankle.

Desperate to discover the culprit, Symon joins a society of eccentric medical men who have gathered to find a cure for the plague. Someone is performing terrible experiments upon the dying, hiding their bodies amongst the hundreds that fill the death carts.

Only Penelope - a new and mysterious addition to Symon's household - may have the skill to find the killer. Far more than what she appears, she is already on the hunt. But the dark presence that enters the houses of the sick will not stop, and has no mercy....

©2021 V.L. Valentine (P)2022 W F Howes
Crime Thrillers Fiction Historical Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Mystery
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"A riotous delve into the dark medical world of Restoration London." (S.G. Maclean)

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A decent story of murder and obsession during the Plague outbreak of the 1660s. I don’t mind real characters in historical novels but it makes me very uncomfortable when they are portrayed very much against their real character as the author acknowledges in the historical notes. Just invent your villain. No need to slander the dead. Anyway, it’s a decent read but the narrator takes a loose approach to accents.

Plague and murder

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