02715cam a2200409 i 4500 553653608 TxGeo 20220408120000.0 211022s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021051075 9781250624796 hbk. 1250624797 hbk. (OCoLC)1280405499 TxGeo rda Thomas, Will, 1958- Fierce poison / Will Thomas. First edition. New York, NY : Minotaur Books, 2022. 294 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Barker & Llewlyn ; 13 "London, 1893, there is poisoner loose in the city, with deaths piling up, and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn are apparently his next target in Fierce Poison by Will Thomas. Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker has just about seen it all-he's been attacked by assassins, his office has been bombed, and evil-doers have even nearly killed his dog. But never before has a potential client dropped dead in his office. When Roland Fitzhugh, Member of Parliment arrives to consult Barker and his partner Thomas Llewelyn, he falls to the floor, dead, upon entering. As they soon learn, he's been poisoned with a cyanide laced raspberry tart, and the adulterated tarts also take out an entire family in the East End. Labelled the Mad Pie Man by the press, Barker and Llewelyn are hired by former Prime Minister William Gladstone to find out who has targeted the House of Commons's newest member. But before they can even begin, they find themselves the latest target of this mad poisoner-with Barker's butler poisoned with digitalis and dozens of diabolic traps discovered at their home. On the run from their unseen adversary, Barker and Llewelyn must uncover the threads that connect these seemingly random acts and stop the killer before they and their closest friends and family become the latest casualties"-- Provided by publisher. 20220422. Llewelyn, Thomas Fictitious character Fiction. Barker, Cyrus (Fictitious character) Fiction. Private investigators England London Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Food poisoning Fiction. Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Fiction. London (England) Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Barker & Llewlyn ; 13. QS5