The Tyger Striped Boy
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London, 1789. After a fire consumes the Theatre Royal, master showman Joseph Eliot is desperate to rebuild. His answer comes in the form of a strange, silent boy—his skin marked with tiger-like stripes—and a plan to turn curiosity into spectacle.
As the boy is thrust into the limelight alongside a live tiger, audiences are captivated. But behind the applause, dark questions stir. Where did the boy come from? Why does he never speak? And what secret binds him to a powerful man with influence—and a motive to see him disappear?
As the city whispers and danger mounts, someone is arrested for a crime they may not have committed. Joe's right-hand woman, Rebecca, must uncover the truth before the curtain falls—for the boy, for Joseph, and for herself . . .
Praise for Elizabeth Cooke
"Highly readable . . . gripping stuff." — Daily Express
"Her research is excellent . . . riveting, heart-rending." — Historical Novel Society
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About the author
Elizabeth Cooke has been writing professionally for over thirty years and has 16 published novels and two non-fiction works. She began her writing career by winning a national short story competition, and had over 120 short stories published before she began writing novels.
Many of her books have an historical basis – real events taken from a new standpoint – but she has a particular fascination for the 18th century: a time of exploration and scientific discovery, as well as shameless exploitation.
Elizabeth lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast. She has a passion for sea swimming, art history, archaeology and landscape painting, and is also an arts volunteer.
