The Malevolent Comedy (Thorndike Mystery)-Edward Marston

\""The Malevolent Comedy: An Elizabethan Theatre Mystery Featuring Nicholas Bracewell\"", by Edward Marston, published in 2005 in hardback (large print) in the United States by Thorndike Chivers, 416pp, ISBN 0786279923\nCondition Notes: Good+ condition ex-library copy with a barcode still affixed to the top of the first page in, and the remains of an issue slip still stuck to the page just below that. There is a partial ink stamp on the right hand side of the barcode (likely to have said 'Withdrawn from Stock'). Pages 13, 14 & 15 have some very minor creasing to the top and bottom corners\n\nStoryline: The theatres of Elizabethan England can be a very dangerous environment. Vying for the attentions of a fickle theatre-going public, rival companies regularly resort to nefarious means to thwart a competitor's success. So, it is no surprise that Westfield's Men, the most successful troupe in London and a prime target for jealousy, are plagued by a series of suspicious events. But when)