Ebook {Epub PDF} Death of a Colonial by Bruce Alexander

Bruce Alexander's series of mysteries are set in 18th century England and have as protagonists blind magistrate John Fielding and his teenage assistant. "Death of a Colonial", like the five volumes before it, is a quick, fun read and no more. If you're heading to the beach, this is the right choice/5(38). Peabody Public Library. (State of Indiana Libraries) Services. Navigate; Linked Data; Dashboard; Tools / Extras. Death of a Colonial Bruce Alexander, Author Putnam Publishing Group $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. Jack, Knave and Fool; RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

DEATH OF A COLONIAL by Bruce Alexander - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK See all titles by Bruce Alexander. Blind 18th-century magistrate Sir John Fielding, hero of Alexander's popular series of historical detective fiction (Jack, Knave and Fool, etc.), here lends his investigative skills to the mystery surrounding the claimant to the vast estate of the late Lord Laningham. Death of a Colonial is the sixth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook).. Plot summary. A nobleman, last of his line, is executed and the crown prepares to seize his property. But a claimant to the estate appears, ostensibly from the American colonies, and Sir John is asked to investigate the validity of his claim. The Sir John Fielding book series by Bruce Alexander includes books Blind Justice, Murder in Grub Street, Watery Grave, and several more. See the complete Sir John Fielding series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.

Bruce Alexander is the pseudonym for a well-known author of fiction and nonfiction. The books in his series include Blind Justice; Murder in Grub Street (named by the New York Times Book Review as a notable book in ); Watery Grave; Person or Persons Unknown (named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the best novels of ); Jack, Knave and Fool; and Death of a Colonial. Death of a Colonial, Bruce Alexander's sixth novel in the highly acclaimed Sir John Fielding series, is neither the cozy, lightweight mystery (à la Agatha Christie or Susan Wittig-Albert) nor the historical thriller that many readers might expect. It might more accurately be categorized as an atmospheric and compelling investigation set within a graphic description of 18th century Georgian England. Death of a Colonial. Bruce Alexander. G.P. Putnam's Sons, - Fiction - pages. 0 Reviews. Eighteenth-century London judge Sir John Fielding is back. Now the.