The Roaring Boy

The mysterious Simon Chaloner appears at the Queen's Head Pub following a performance by Lord Westfield's Men, a leading Elizabethan company of players.

Then Chaloner follows producer Nicholas Bracewell and playwright Edmund Hoode home and gives them each a manuscript called The Roaring Boy, a drama based on events surrounding the murder of a mathematician.

When Bracewell and Hoode stage the play, the performance causes a riot, sending Hoode to prison.

In order to save his men, Bracewell must solve two murders, including that on which the play is based.

Brimful of period and theatrical detail, this seventh-in-series novel earned a 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination. Praise for The Roaring Boy... "Colorful . . . a breathtaking climax." -Publishers Weekly"The author's mastery of plot, atmosphere, and character is at its peak here: a powerhouse from start to finish."-Kirkus Reviews"Edward Marston delights...the best yet of the series."-Anniston Star Edward Marston, under his real name, Keith Miles, was raised in Wales and went on to study modern history at Oxford.

He has been a university lecturer, radio, television, and theatre dramatist.

In addition to writing, he has worked as an actor and director.

He lives in Kent. www.edwardmarston.com