Publisher's Synopsis
"John Rawlings and the Blind Beak are developing into my favourite historical mystery heroes." LINDSAY DAVIS "This is a series that brings the past to colourful life." THE GUARDIAN "Strongly recommended." LIBRARY JOURNAL "Told with an infectious enthusiasm." BOOKLIST Ottakar's Book of the Month, August 2003 1761, London. The famous magistrate John Fielding is to be honoured with a knighthood by the new Queen at St James's Palace. As the invited audience eagerly crane for a first glimpse of the Queen, nobleman George Goward tumbles down the great staircase to his death. Of all those assembled, only Fielding, a blind man, suspects the fall to be more than an accident. He has only a few clues to offer to his friend, Apothecary John Rawlings, who sets out to investigate the untimely death.
