Seething Lane
A Samuel Pepys Novel
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Moonflower Publishing
Publishing:3rd Sep '26
£18.99
This title is due to be published on 3rd September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
January 1670. London is enduring its worst winter in decades. But for Samuel Pepys, the darkest days are yet to come.
When a strange young man turns up at his office on Seething Lane asking for help, Samuel Pepys is too distracted to take him seriously. Nell Gwyn is about to make her scandalous return to the stage and he wouldn't miss it for all the world.
But in the cold of a winter's dawn, tragedy strikes. Called upon to investigate the brutal murder of a libertine aristocrat, Pepys discovers that the dead man is connected to his mysterious visitor in the most shocking way possible.
A trail of secrets leads Pepys from the backstreets of London to the glamorous world of the theatre, where nothing is quite as it seems. But whatever the dangers, he may find that the deadliest threat lies closer to home...
Reimagining one of Britain's greatest historical figures through a 21st century lens, Seething Lane is a gripping new mystery from the author of the critically acclaimed thriller The Lost Diary Of Samuel Pepys.
Praise for Jack Jewers
Sunday Times Historical Fiction of the Year pick
"Hard to imagine Samuel Pepys being any more interesting than he already was, but Jack Jewers has done it for him, imaginatively, brilliantly, convincingly, in the now plural (praise be!) Samuel Pepys Mysteries." - Rev. Richard Coles
"Jewers' reimagining of Pepys as sleuth in the heady days of the Restoration is a blinder - what's not to like? Palace intrigue, the roar of the greasepaint and our Samuel's eye for detail. A wonderful combo artfully reimagined." - Jasper Fforde
"Book of the month... A zestful imagining of the lost late memoirs of one of Britain's great historical chronicles." - The Independent
“A thrilling and atmospheric historical adventure which brilliantly reimagines infamous diarist Samuel Pepys and conjures up the world of London theatre in 1670.” – Anna Mazzola
"Wonderfully researched and rich in period detail, Seething Lane is absorbing and moving, as both a crime novel and as a portrait of the times." - Philip Gwynne Jones
One of the best historical fiction books of the year." - The Times
"A joy - compelling, exciting, moving and like all the best murder-mysteries, with enough twists and turns to keep the reading guessing to the very end." - James Holland
"Swashbuckling action-packed drama." - Woman and Home
"A splendid adventure with the promise of more to come." - The Financial Times
"The genius of Samuel Pepys brilliantly channeled by the genius of Jack Jewers in an exciting, heartfelt 17th century adventure."- Greg Mosse
"Debuts don't come better than this... a page-turning crime thriller." - The Sunday Independent
"Jack Jewers' rip-roaring yarn is also a bodice-ripper. There is something for everyone in The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys." - The Irish Examiner
"An action-packed, thoroughly entertaining read, full of adventure and amazing historical detail." - My Weekly
"An engaging summer read." - Country Life Magazine
ISBN: 9781916678095
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
473 pages