Fire - C. C. Humphreys
Category: Detective
Narrator: C. C. Humphreys
Tags: Detective, Novel, Historical Fiction, Adults
First came Plague, now comes Fire. The epic tale of the hunt for a serial killer threatening Londons rich and poor during the Great Fire of London., Fires dont start by themselves. They need someone to light them. What are friends for? As the Great Plague of London loosens its grip at last, Charles IIs court moves back to the city, the theatres reopen and a new year arrives. 1666. It cannot be more terrible than the previous year, surely? But it can. For many will strive to make it so; to finally rid London of the curse that brought the plague upon it. A wholesale cleansing is required if society is to be born again. Whats more it seems that a serial killer who stalked hand in hand with the Plague might not be dead after all. Together with actress Sarah Chalker, highwayman William Coke and thief-taker Pitman come together as one, determined to stop the brutal murder of Londons rich and poor once and for all. But another threat is on the way. It hasnt rained in five months. London is a
