The Laughing Hangman

In this gripping mystery, Nicholas Bracewell returns to the company of his lost love, Anne Hendrik, who draws him into the investigation of a choir master's murder. As he navigates a tangled web of cruelty and forgotten maps of London, the stakes rise with the impending premiere of their play, The Misfortunes of Marriage, which threatens to tear the troupe apart. With a sinister hangman lurking nearby, Bracewell must unravel the clues before laughter turns to tragedy on stage.