The Ashes of London

From the No.1 best selling author of The American Boy and The Silent Boy comes a brand new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London The first of an exciting new series of novels.London, September 1666 The Great Fire rages through the city, consuming everything in its path Even the impregnable cathedral of St Paul s is engulfed in flames and reduced to ruins Among the crowds watching its destruction is James Marwood, son of a disgraced printer, and reluctant government informer.In the aftermath of the fire, a semi mummified body is discovered in the ashes of St Paul s, in a tomb that should have been empty The man s body has been mutilated and his thumbs have been tied behind his back.Under orders from the government, Marwood is tasked with hunting down the killer across the devastated city But at a time of dangerous internal dissent and the threat of foreign invasion, Marwood finds his investigation leads him into treacherous waters and across the path of a determined, beautiful and vengeful young woman. Download The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor – kino-fada.fr I chose to return to this book again, having had a mediocre audiobook experience last summer Andrew Taylor s series of historical fiction was sure to be exciting, based on the little I know before starting The cover and title drew me in while I was walking through the library on one occasion and I could not wait to see if it lived up to my expectations It s September of 1666 and London is burning The Great Fire began sweeping through the city and people are dyin...Thanks so much to Killer Reads for sending this one out,as part of a Goodreads giveaway but I just couldn t finish this one.I really wanted to but I couldn t force myself to pick the book back up.I m a massive fan of historical fiction but this one just wasn t for me as it was not what I expected.It centre...I liked the historical details in this book involving the aftermath of the great fire in London in 1666, but I felt that the book was missing a compelling central mystery and it all seemed rather pointless The story followed two characters whose lives intersected at various points in the book James Marwood held a junior clerk position which barely enabled him to support himself and his father who was developing dementia His father had been involved in a conspiracy to murder the King and was I liked the historical details in this book involving the aftermath of the great fire in London in 1666, but I felt that the book was missing a compelling central mystery and it all seemed rather pointless The story followed two characters whose lives intersected at various points in the book James Marwood held a junior clerk position which barely enabled him to support himself and his father who was developing dementia His father had been involved in a conspiracy to murder ...I really enjoyed this even though it was pretty slow going and there wasn t too much of a story The main characters were fairly sketchily portrayed and hard to rout for So how can this be you ask..well..I loved all the historical details I ve read a little around the Restoration period so know the basic timeline, but it all made so muchsense within the context of the fire of London the scrabbling for funds to start clearing up and rebuilding London the competition for contracts to I really enjoyed this even though it was pretty slow going and there wasn t too much of a story The main characters were fairly sketchily portrayed and hard to rout for So how can this be you ask..well..I loved all the historical details I ve read a l...A historical novel set in 1666 About a Scotland Yard detective Scotland Yard and public policing in England by the way were instituted in 1829 through the Metropolitan Police Act Prior to that law enforcement was haphazard and duties performed partially by community watchmen, partially by King s constables While Taylor writes well, and as fascinating as I may find the setting whatever merits this story may have had are entirely eclipsed by the glaring historical inconsistencies and A historical novel set in 1666 About a Scotland Yard detective Scotland Yard and public policing in England by the way were instituted in 1829 through the Metropolitan Po...DNFThe writing was bland, I got no real sense of 1666, the characterization was flat, and we had two protagonists, who had no real connection to each other I wasn t particularly interested in either of them For a supposed mystery, getting over 10% through without even a hint of a dead body, or some other crime to investigate, was a very leisurely pace And then view spoiler Taylor decided to start the characterization of our female narrator with a rape by her mustache twisting cousin hide DNFThe writing was bland, I got no real sense of 1666, the characterization was flat, and we had two protagonists, who had no real connection to each other I wasn t particularly interested in either of them For a supposed mystery, getting over 10% through without even a hint of a dead body, or some other crime to investigate, was a very leisurely pace And then view spoiler Taylor decided to start the characterization of our female narrator with a...Ive given this a B at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars.The Ashes of London is an absorbing, intricately plotted historical mystery set in Restoration London in the aftermath of the Great Fire indeed the book opens with one of the main characters lowly clerk, James Marwood standing amid the crowds one night in early September 1666 watching in horror as St Paul s Cathedral is burned almost to the ground He saves the life of a boy by dragging him away from the flames, only to discover that he is Ive given this a B at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars.The Ashes of London is an absorbing, intricately plotted historical mystery set in Restoration London in the aftermath of the Great Fire indeed the book opens with one of the main characters lowly clerk, James Marwood standing amid the crowds one night in early September 1666 watching in horror as St Paul s Cathedral is burned almost to the ground He saves the life of a boy by dragging him away from the flames, only to discover that he is a she when she st...Let s time travel back to 1666 and the Great Fire of London, in Andrew Taylor s The Ashes of London, where the body of a man is found in the smoking ruins of St Paul s Cathedral, stabbed in the neck, with his thumbs tied behind his back So far, so good, and what unfolds from this is a delicious and vivid exploration of London society, and through a world of cheats and traitors, class and gender oppression, and a damn fine murder mystery Absolutely central to my enjoyment of this book, apart Let s time travel back to 1666 and the Great Fire of London, in Andrew Taylor s The Ashes of London, where the body of a man is found in the smoking ruins of St Paul s Cathedral, stabbed in the neck, with his thumbs tied behind his back So far, so good, and what unfolds from this is a delicious and vivid exploration of London society, and through a world of cheats and traitors, class and gender oppression, and a damn fine murder m...A rather average murder mystery set against the Great Fire of 1666 And of course, there will be plots and counter plots from ex Cromwell followers and Royalists.I guess it s entertaining enough whilst driving in the car but I would have been simply bored if I had read this At no point did I experience the nail biting excitement of An Instance of the Fingerpost Though, admittedly, any book set in the same period with a similar premise...What can I say, I love historical thrillers, and this book is interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed it.Have found a new author to add to my list, and look forward tonovels in this series.Will recommend to everyone who, like me, love historical...

• English
• 07 April 2019
Andrew Taylor
• Hardcover
• 496 pages
• 0008119082
• Andrew Taylor
• The Ashes of London