SuitabookKnights of the sea
Paul Marlowe
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then see whether the shifts between historical politics, mystery and humour hold your reader’s interest. Pause to talk about the tone if the murder-related elements feel more serious than expected.
- Themes
- Murder and assassins: The synopsis introduces assassins as one of the surprises confronting two visitors expecting a quiet holiday. These threats form part of the mystery-adventure premise, but their depiction and narrative treatment are unknown.
- Suffrage and imperial politics: Supporters of women’s suffrage hope to raise the issue during a by-election, while another political project involving Alexander Graham Bell threatens to destabilise relations between Great Powers. These political issues shape the fictional situation; the book’s position on them cannot be determined from the synopsis.
- Worth knowing
- Murder and assassins are part of the premise, alongside political manoeuvring. The degree of danger, violence or detail is unclear, so consider checking in if these subjects tend to unsettle your reader.