{"product_id":"a-death-at-his-majestys-david-c-dawson-9781916257399","title":"A Death At His Majesty's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe stage is set for murder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1929 and there's a serial killer on the streets of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBodies of young women are dumped at the stage doors of London's theatres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo? Coward's assistant Florence Miles, known to her close friends as Bill, is dragged into the investigation when the body of her former secret lover is found outside His Majesty's Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill forms an unlikely alliance with the\u003cem\u003e Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper's senior crime reporter Simon Sampson. Together they discover that the killer has friends in high places...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the prequel to the LAMBDA finalist \u003cem\u003eA Death in Berlin. \u003c\/em\u003eIt explores the secret world of the 1920s, a time when your sexuality could make you a lawbreaker. When gay men and women were constantly on their guard, careful about how they presented themselves in a hostile society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Death At His Majesty's\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of a series that brings together Bill and Simon and follows them as they embark on a series of sleuthing adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David C. Dawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916257399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916257399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Creek Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d","brand":"David C. Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45332102775039,"sku":"9781916257399","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb0bafaf-97dc-4fa3-b839-64f87165007d.jpg?v=1713971746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-death-at-his-majestys-david-c-dawson-9781916257399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}