Westfield's Men are leaving London because of the summer plague. As a
result, several members of the crew and players are being dropped for
austerity measures. Nicholas Bracewell is sure that one of the players
in the group was taken not by the plague, but rather was murdered.
As
Westfield's Men travel northwards they come across town after town in
which Banbury's Men, their arch-rival group has played; not only played,
but used their plays! Their band of merry men is lessened by one when
young Richard Honeydew is kidnapped late one night.
In search
of Richard, Nicholas is confronted by a madwoman, who at first believes
he is Christ, and when Nicholas persuades her he isn't, she demands he
take her to York to see the Archbishop. Further into his search for
Richard, Nicholas runs afoul of the kidnappers. How will he get himself
and the company out of the mess that they are in?
Once again author Edward Marston has presented an exciting mystery about Elizabethan England. An enjoyable read.
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