{"product_id":"a-deadly-prank-coirle-mooney-9780854958962","title":"A Deadly Prank: An Elizabethan murder mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eJoin Thomas Middleton in a thrilling new mystery series! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Perry and Andrew Swanston.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood will have blood...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabethan England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Middleton falls in love with the theatre scene when he is taken to see his first play, Christopher's Marlowe's \u003ci\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/i\u003e, at fifteen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an education in Oxford, Tom returns to Southwark, where he is introduced to the most prominent playwrights in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd William Shakespeare himself takes Tom under his wing, encouraging Tom's passion for writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut tragedy strikes when a member of Tom's household is murdered, and his mother becomes the chief suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom is forced to put his dreams on hold and return home to help clear his mother's name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis investigation leads him through London's dark underworld of pimps and prostitutes, corrupt constables and ambitious courtiers as he desperately seeks the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Tom find the real killer? Will he be able to save his mother from the gallows?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd will he find a way back to the theatre...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DEADLY PRANK \u003c\/b\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE THOMAS MIDDLETON MYSTERY SERIES: \u003cbr\u003eBook One: A Deadly Prank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: The Poisoned Robe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Coirle Mooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854958967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854958962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.69d","brand":"Coirle Mooney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084229058815,"sku":"9780854958962","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-deadly-prank-coirle-mooney-9780854958962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}