Description:
In 1203, the ships of the Fourth Crusade, instead of traveling to the Holy Land, show up outside the walls of Constantinople and besiege the city. Within the walls, the jester couple Theophilos and Viola, agents of the Fools' Guild (and working under the names Feste and Aglaia), are on a mission to avert catastrophe.
With disaster looming, the death of one silk merchant in the city's Venetian Quarter seems insignificant. The merchant, however, was not what he appeared to be and, if Constantionple is to have any hope of surviving the armies massed outside its gates, Feste must quickly uncover what forces were at work when the merchant lost his life. Appearing for the first time in paperback, and including the story "The Jester and the Thieves", A Death in the Venetian Quarter is Alan Gordon and his marvelous creation of the Fools' Guild at its very best.Brief description:
Alan is an Edinburgh-based playwright, originally hailing from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. He graduated from Queen Margaret University with a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Arts after specialising in playwriting.
One of the Traverse 50, a group of emerging playwrights who were supported by Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Alan has also been mentored by Playwrights' Studio Scotland and was a recipient of their New Playwright Award in 2016. Working with Edinburgh-based Youth Theatre and Young Company, Strange Town, he has had two plays run at the Traverse (Last Night Me and What Now / What Next).
Review Quotes:
"An interesting idea well developed." --The Washington Times on Thirteenth Night
"Entertaining...Long on mystery and humor...The beginning of an enjoyable series." --The Tampa Tribune on Thirteenth Night "Exciting, original, and exceedingly well told. Gordon has a remarkable grasp of the historical period and he knows how to pack an immense amount of detail into his novels." --Booklist on Jester Leaps In