The nine giants
By: Edward Marston
Series: Nicholas Bracewell series -- bk. 4
Publisher: Allison & Busby; Allison & Busby, Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749010287; 9780749012960
Subjects: Fiction; Nicholas Bracewell (Fictitious character); History
Description: The fiery star, Laurence Firethorn, is hot for a lady, wife of the Lord Mayor elect. A tryst at London's Nine Giants inn is arranged. Meanwhile, the lugubrious landlord of the actors' home base is laid even lower by a plot to take over ownership of the inn. A young apprentice actor is subjected to a horrible assault and a waterman pulls a mangled corpse from the Thames. The drama comes to a climax at the annual Lord Mayor's show as his barge moves grandly down the river.
Notes: Originally published: London: Bantam, 1991.