Narrator Antony Ferguson thoroughly inhabits Scotsman Cyrus Barker and Welshman Thomas Llewelyn, private enquiry agents of renown in 1893 London. They foil an assassination of Prince George of England, who happens to be the spitting image of Tsarevich Nicholas, the true target. Barker and Llewelyn are then hired to protect the Russian prince from harm by the mysterious assassin “La Sylphide.” Ferguson’s silky vocal performance flows smoothly as the youthful tsarevich has a tryst or two, drinks with his British royal cousins, and otherwise enjoys London. Ferguson captures Russians, Americans, and a multitude of British characters ranging from crisply enunciated aristocrats to Cockney-voiced street urchins and cabbies in this latest installment in the Barker & Llewelyn series. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
Dance with Death (Barker & Llewelyn Series #12)
Narrated by Antony Ferguson
Will ThomasUnabridged — 10 hours, 8 minutes
Dance with Death (Barker & Llewelyn Series #12)
Narrated by Antony Ferguson
Will ThomasUnabridged — 10 hours, 8 minutes
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"Narrator Antony Ferguson thoroughly inhabits Scotsman Cyrus Barker and Welshman Thomas Llewelyn...Ferguson captures Russians, Americans, and a multitude of British characters ranging from crisply enunciated aristocrats to Cockney-voiced street urchins and cabbies in this latest installment in the Barker & Llewelyn series." -- AudioFile Magazine
London, 1893: Private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are called in to protect Tsesarevich Nicholas from nefarious forces as he travels to England for a royal wedding-in Dance with Death, the next mystery in Will Thomas's beloved series.
In June of 1893, the future Nicholas II travels to London for a royal wedding, bringing with him his private security force and his ballerina mistress, Mathilde Kchessinska. Rumored to be the target of a professional assassin known only as La Sylphide, and the subject of conspiracies against his life by his own family who covet his future throne, Nicholas is protected by not only private security, but the professional forces of both England and Russia.
All of these measures prove inadequate when Prince George of England is attacked by an armed anarchist who mistakes him for Nicholas. As a result, Barker and Llewelyn are brought in to help track down the assassin and others who might conspire against the life of the tsesarevich . The investigations lead them down several paths, including Llewelyn's old nemesis, the assassin Sofia Ilyanova. With Barker and Llewelyn both surviving separate attempts on their lives, the race is on to find both the culprit and the assassin they hired. Taking them through high society (including a masked ball at Kensington Palace) and low, chasing down motives both personal and political, Barker and Llewelyn must solve the case of their life before the crime of the century is committed.
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Editorial Reviews
02/01/2021
Set in 1893, Thomas’s enjoyable 12th mystery featuring private inquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn (after 2019’s Lethal Pursuit) finds London awhirl with preparations for the wedding of Prince George and Princess Mary of Teck. Royal relations from Europe have come to celebrate the nuptials, including Nicholas, the son and heir of the Russian czar. Boxer Jim Hercules, a real-life Black man who served as a bodyguard to Nicholas, arrives at the offices of Barker and Llewelyn asking for their help in protecting the future czar. Their services are hampered by Nicholas’s caprices, the Russian secret police, a ballerina with her eye on the throne, and an assassin known only as La Sylphide. Among the many historical figures who enliven the plot are Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl, and William Morris, textile designer and confirmed Socialist. Thomas expertly entwines historical details, exciting action sequences, and a tender love story. This ripping yarn is sure to please series fans and garner new enthusiasts. Agent: Maria Carvainis, Maria Carvainis Agency. (Apr.)
"Masterful." —Booklist (starred review)
"A delicious romp...Thomas has a deft hand for mixing history and suspense." —Historical Novel Society
"Thomas interweaves historical figures and events into an entertaining and very believable plot...an excellent Victorian thriller." —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
"Thomas expertly entwines historical details, exciting action sequences, and a tender love story. This ripping yarn is sure to please series fans and garner new enthusiasts." —Publishers Weekly
"Cerebral and action-packed." —Kirkus Reviews
"Nobody born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1958 should be able to channel 19th-century London as splendidly as Will Thomas does in his well-loved series." —BookPage
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Narrator Antony Ferguson thoroughly inhabits Scotsman Cyrus Barker and Welshman Thomas Llewelyn, private enquiry agents of renown in 1893 London. They foil an assassination of Prince George of England, who happens to be the spitting image of Tsarevich Nicholas, the true target. Barker and Llewelyn are then hired to protect the Russian prince from harm by the mysterious assassin “La Sylphide.” Ferguson’s silky vocal performance flows smoothly as the youthful tsarevich has a tryst or two, drinks with his British royal cousins, and otherwise enjoys London. Ferguson captures Russians, Americans, and a multitude of British characters ranging from crisply enunciated aristocrats to Cockney-voiced street urchins and cabbies in this latest installment in the Barker & Llewelyn series. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
2021-01-13
Two private inquiry agents combine their vastly different skill sets to rescue a foreign royal from death.
Cyrus Barker is a tough-as-nails Scot with worldwide experience. Thomas Llewelyn is a scholar whose prospects were drastically limited when he was jailed unjustly. Knowing of their past successes as crime solvers, private security agent Jim Hercules approaches them on behalf of his boss, Nicholas Romanov, the czarevitch of Russia, whose life is in danger from an assassin known as La Sylphide. The two are on hand outside Kensington Palace just in time to stop a man from attacking Nicholas and his look-alike, the Duke of York, whose nuptials Nicholas has come to London to attend. Shockingly, the attacker is shot and killed from a distance by an unknown sniper with an air rifle. Nicholas is bored, reckless, and frustrated that he can’t spend more time with his mistress, a volatile young Russian ballerina who was living in Paris. Barker and Llewelyn turn down medals for their bravery, but Barker angles for a royal warrant as they continue to protect Nicholas from his excesses while hunting for the assassin, whose connection to Llewelyn’s past soon puts his marriage in jeopardy. The machinations of everyone from the British government to an anarchist cabal to Nicholas’ relatives make their task difficult and dangerous.
Historical figures whose fates we know add interest and irony to a mystery that’s both cerebral and action-packed.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940173332288 |
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| Publisher: | Macmillan Audio |
| Publication date: | 04/13/2021 |
| Series: | Barker & Llewelyn Series , #12 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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