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Tamburlaine Must Die

Tamburlaine Must Die Paperback - 2005

by Louise Welsh

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Following on the heels of her provocative and heavily lauded debut novel of psychological suspense, "The Cutting Room," Welsh's much-anticipated follow-up delivers a stunning thriller set in London in 1593--a time of plague and war.

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Canongate Books, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Tamburlaine Must Die
  • Author Louise Welsh
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Main
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Canongate Books, Edinburgh
  • Date 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G184195604XI4N00
  • ISBN 9781841956046 / 184195604X
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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First line

I have four candles and one evening in which to write this account.

From the rear cover

"A taut, seedy novella scraped off the undercarriage of Elizabethan England." Arena

It is 1593 and London is a city on edge. Under threat from plague and war, strangers are unwelcome and severed heads grin from spikes on Tower Bridge. Tamburlaine Must Die is the story of the last days of the playwright Christopher Marlowe, a man who dares to defy both God and state - and discovers that there are worse fates than damnation . . .

"Elizabethan England has never seemed so beguilingly immediate ... Every vignette, every minor character, every sight, sound and smell, has the ring of truth." Sunday Telegraph

"Pungently atmospheric." Observer

"Tamburlaine Must Die sets the seal on Welsh's skills as a writer. She weaves fact and fiction into a compelling plot not for the faint-hearted." Scotland on Sunday

"Bold, imaginative, vibrant." Daily Telegraph

"A page-turner to the very end." Sunday Herald

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About the author

Louise Welsh is the bestselling author of The Cutting Room and Tamburlaine Must Die. She was chosen as one of Britain's Best First Novelists of 2002 by the Guardian, won The Crime Writers' Association Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel, and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award, 2002. Her new novel, The Bullet Trick is published in paperback Feb 2007. She lives in Glasgow.