by Keith Miles
First published 1995
Nicholas Bracewell faces disaster. Lord Westfield's acting company has lost a member to death, and their current show flops nightly in London. Then a nameless playwright appears with a new script called The Roaring Boy. The play tells the story of a murder case gone wrong, revealing that two innocent people died for a crime they never committed. Bracewell sees salvation for the struggling troupe. Word spreads quickly through London's corridors of power about the controversial production. Before the actors can even begin rehearsals, dangerous enemies emerge from the shadows. Someone will kill to keep this story buried. The script names the true murderer, and that person wants both the play and the players destroyed. Even Lord Westfield's influence cannot shield his company from the deadly forces now hunting them. Bracewell must choose between the troupe's survival and exposing a terrible injustice.
Genres: drama, historical-fiction, mystery, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
Period: 19th-century
325 pages · Hardcover · G K Hall & Co
Content warnings: murder, violence