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Description

1. 307 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "London, 1893: Private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are called in to protect Tsesarevich Nicholas from nefarious forces as he travels to England for a royal wedding--in Dance with Death, the next mystery in Will Thomas's Barker & Llewelyn series. In June of 1893, the future Nicholas II travels to London for a royal wedding, bringing with him his private security force and his ballerina mistress, Mathilde Kchessinska. Rumored to be the target of a professional assassin known only as La Sylphide, and the subject of conspiracies against his life by his own family who covet his future throne, Nicholas is protected by not only private security, but the professional forces of both England and Russia. All of these measures prove inadequate when Prince George of England is attacked by an armed anarchist who mistakes him for Nicholas. As a result, Barker and Llewelyn are brought in to help track down the assassin and others who might conspire against the life of the tsesarevich. The investigations lead them down several paths, including Llewelyn's old nemesis, the assassin Sofia Ilyanova. With Barker and Llewelyn both surviving separate attempts on their lives, the race is on to find both the culprit and the assassin they hired. Taking them through high society (including a masked ball at Kensington Palace) and low, chasing down motives both personal and political, Barker and Llewelyn must solve the case of their life before the crime of the century is committed."--Provided by publisher.

Series statement

1. A Barker & Llewelyn novel ; [12]
2. Thomas, Will, 1958- Barker & Llewelyn novel ; 12.

Subject

1. Llewelyn, Thomas (Fictitious character) > Fiction
2. Barker, Cyrus (Fictitious character) > Fiction
3. 1837-1901
4. Private investigators > England > London > Fiction
5. Royal weddings > Fiction
6. Assassins > Fiction
7. Conspiracies > Fiction
8. Assassins
9. Barker, Cyrus (Fictitious character)
10. Conspiracies
11. Private investigators
12. Royal weddings
13. Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction
14. London (England) > Fiction
15. England > London
16. Great Britain

Genre/Form

1. Detective and mystery fiction.
2. Historical fiction.
3. Novels.
4. Fiction.
5. History.

Call number

1. JFE 21-7511

Note

1. Series information from book jacket.
2. "First published in the United States by Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group."--Title page verso.
3. Sequel to: Lethal pursuit.

Author

1. Thomas, Will, 1958- author.

Title

1. Dance with death / Will Thomas.

Publisher

1. New York : Minotaur Books, 2021.

Copyright date

1. ©2021

Edition

1. First edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. A Barker & Llewelyn novel ; [12]
2. Thomas, Will, 1958- Barker & Llewelyn novel ; 12.

Chronological term

1. 1837-1901

LCCN

1. 2020047620

ISBN

1. 9781250624772 hardcover
2. 1250624770 hardcover
3. 9781250828385 paperback
4. 1250828384 paperback

Research call number

1. JFE 21-7511