Amazon Editorial Review

Rather than exacerbating that winter's gloom, a sudden freezing-over of London's Thames River in 1669 becomes a cause of public delight in Edward Marston's The Frost Fair. "In place of a river, we have the widest street in Europe", exclaims architect Christopher Redmayne, as he observes the myriad merchants and entertainers who've mounted an eccentric celebration on the ice. But this revelry soon cools, after Redmayne and his sober-sided associate, Constable Jonathan Bale, discover a corpse trapped in the glacial crust. The deceased is Jeronimo Maldini, an Italian fencing master who was stabbed with a dagger belonging to none other than Redmayne's foppish, pleasure-seeking elder brother, Henry. Most Londoners, including Bale, are convinced of Henry's guilt, and the accused was too inebriated on the night of the murder to be sure of his own innocence. Christopher, however, is sure, and so sets off to find the real killer. Meanwhile, the designer detective must fend off the amorous advances of a new client and, not insignificantly, prevent Henry's suicide in squalid Newgate Prison.

In trade to another bookcrosser - enjoy.

I am truly looking forward to reading this. thank you so much !

Good plot, although I suspected who the murderer was from the beginning. I'd have liked to know a little more about the frost fair.

left on the shel of the OBCZ

Will be read and travelling on.
Thank you, Tamsine.

Easy and pleasant to read.

Flying to Australia.

Thankyou very much for this wishlist book, Passeur-X.

An enjoyable read. I like Christopher Redmayne & his friend, Jonathan Bale.

Sent to amberC for the Oz VBB.

I liked the look of this when I saw it mentioned in book talk. Thanks for offering it on the OZ VBB

An enjoyable mystery.

Travelling with another book. Books shouldn't travel alone.

Hitchhiker! Thanks very much, amberC.
This looks like a really good one.