The Vagabond Clown

How does Marston do it? This is another nail-biting and highly entertaining excursion into the Elizabethan era, where book holder with Lord Westfield's Men, London's premier acting troupe, finds himself up to his neck in murder and intrigue. This time, somebody is really trying to destroy the actors......more

Published in 2003, 'The Vagabond Clown' is the 13th in the Nicholas Bracewell series of mysteries set around a London-based theatre group in Elizabethan England. This tale takes the group out of London on a short tour of venues in Kent. As is often the case, the plot is pretty daft but is held aloft......more

This was a pleasent easy read. There was enough actionbto keep me interested if I didn't want to think about solving the mystery and enough red herrings so the the answer wasn't obvious from the beginning. Look forward to reading some more in the series.......more

library Great book. Wanna read the rest in the series. This one is book 12, I think.......more

Judging by the very long list of other titles by the same author inside my copy it seems he can do this sort of thing almost effortlessly. Maybe that's why this one reads like writing by numbers or as if the author did not really put a lot of effort into it. But if you like dialogue which borders on......more