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Against the bustle of sailors, passengers, and military preparations, Captain Jeffrey Dare wrestles with anxieties over fading light and sudden delays, while unusual cargo tied to Admiral Sir John Lawson raises questions. The narrative builds suspense through shipboard routines, competing loyalties, and the discovery of tensions that hint at deeper conspiracies.","About the Author  \nSusanna Gregory was a police officer in Leeds before taking up an academic career. She has served as an environmental consultant during seventeen field seasons in the polar regions, and has taught comparative anatomy and biological anthropology.  \nShe is the creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mysteries set in medieval Cambridge as well as the Thomas Chaloner books, and now lives in Wales with her husband, who is also a writer.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAlso by Susanna Gregory  \nThe Thomas Chaloner Series  \nA Conspiracy of Violence Blood on the Strand The Butcher of Smithfield The Westminster Poisoner A Murder on London Bridge The Body in the Thames The Piccadilly Plot Death in St James’s Park  \nThe Matthew Bartholomew Series  \nA Plague on Both Your Houses An Unholy Alliance A Bone of Contention ADeadly Brew AWicked Deed A Masterly Murder An Order for Death A Summer of Discontent A Killer in Winter The Hand of Justice The Mark of a Murderer The Tarnished Chalice To Kill or Cure The Devil’s Disciples A Vein of Deceit The Killer of Pilgrims  \nMystery in the Minster Murder by the Book The Lost Abbot  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCOPYRIGHT  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 2013 by Sphere ISBN: 9780748121076  \nAll characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or  \ndead, is purely coincidental. Copyright © 2013 Susanna Gregory The moral right of the author has been asserted.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.  \nThe publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not  \nowned by the publisher.  \nSphere  \nLittle, Brown Book Group  \n100 Victoria Embankment  \nLondon, EC4Y 0DY  \n[www.littlebrown.co.uk](www.littlebrown.co.uk)  \n[www.hachette.co.uk](www.hachette.co.uk)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTable of Contents  \nAbout the Author  \nAlso by Susanna Gregory  \nCopyright  \nDedication  \nPrologue Chapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nEpilogue  \nHistorical Note  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Eileen and Paul French  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPrologue  \n7 March 1665  \nHis Majesty’s Ship London was a magnificent sight as she sailed down the Medway from the Royal Dockyard at Chatham. Carrying some eighty guns, she was one of the largest ships in the navy, and the Admiralty expected her to play a crucial role in fighting the Dutch – war had been declared two weeks before. She was the flagship of Admiral Sir John Lawson, and would sail up the Thames to collect him from Queenhithe, after which she would join the rest of his fleet in the Channel.  \nHMS London had always enjoyed a special relationship with the city after which she was named, so the crew was looking forward to taking her there, relishing the opportunity to show off her exquisitely painted woodwork, bright new sails and gleaming brass cannon. There were three hundred seamen aboard, and those not on watch had contrived to be out on deck, proud and trim in their best embroidered jackets and snowy white trousers.  \nThere was also a smattering of passengers – a few of the Admiral’s relations making the journey between Chatham and Queenhithe as a treat. They would disembark in the city, after which the ship would revert to a fighting machine. The festive ribbons that fluttered from her masts would be taken down, her crew would exchange their smart, shore-going rigs for working clothes, and all would be battened down ready for combat.  \nCaptain Jeffrey Dare, in command until the Admiral boarded, ordered the mainsails set and London heeled","cbCaifVeCMLNzTin","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifVeCMLNzTin","pdf",1985563,7,329,"English","en",105,"# Prologue\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Chapter 13\n## Chapter 14\n## Chapter 15\n## Chapter 16\n# Epilogue\n# Historical Note","[{\"question\":\"Where does the prologue begin and what date is given?\",\"answer\":\"It opens on 7 March 1665, aboard His Majesty’s Ship London as she sails down the Medway and toward the Thames.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is HMS London preparing to sail, and what larger conflict is involved?\",\"answer\":\"War has been declared two weeks earlier against the Dutch, and the Admiralty expects HMS London to play a crucial role as part of Admiral Lawson’s fleet.\"},{\"question\":\"What unusual concern does Captain Jeffrey Dare have during the voyage?\",\"answer\":\"Dare is troubled by earlier heavy chests brought aboard that Lawson supposedly purchased for music, and he questions the explanation and the implications of the cargo.\"}]","Murder on High Holborn - 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