A Jack Blackjack Tudor Mystery
When Jack Blackjack disobeys the orders of his spymaster, he enters dangerous waters in this lively Tudor mystery.
April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the roadside - and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder.
As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest - but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered priest's past?
As he questions those who knew the dead man, Jack is faced with a number of conflicting accounts - and it's clear that not everyone can be telling him the whole truth. But Jack is about to be sidetracked from the investigation ... with disastrous consequences.
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In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
"The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion."
"...an enjoyable jaunt through mid-16th-century England."
Michael Jecks' Jack Blackjack Tudor murder mystery series - all the books.
The Dead Don't Wait was published in the UK by Severn House on 31st July 2019: the paperback edition was published on 28th February 2020.
It is also available in a Kindle edition.
The Soundings audiobook in a choice of formats and as an Audible audio download, read by Peter Noble.