The Pale Shade of Death

In a city where appearances sustain power, what shortens a life is not always what ends it.London, 1668. The theaters have reopened. The King laughs. The city applauds. And two men are dead.When a celebrated actor collapses mid-performance at the Theatre Royal, the death is dismissed as mischance-until another follows with disturbing similarity. Summoned quietly to examine the pattern, physician Étienne Moreau finds something far more dangerous than poison alone: repetition.