Background
Robbins, Alan Burt was born on February 16, 1949 in New York City. Son of Murray and Irene (Shapiro) Robbins.
(The year is 1671 during the time known as the Restoration...)
The year is 1671 during the time known as the Restoration in the England of King Charles II. London is recovering from the ravages of the Great Plague and the fire that destroyed more than half of the city.Scoundrels and earls, merchants and midwives, and remarkable personalities like William Penn, Isaac Newton, and Thomas Hobbes inhabit its teeming streets. Against this background, the notorious thief and swindler Colonel Thomas Blood is preparing to commit an audacious and daring crime.It is into this dizzying mix that D. is suddenly thrust, having slipped through a rip in time. But can this very 21st century citizen make sense of such an alien world and, more importantly, stop the crime in time to fulfill the destiny that will guide D. home 350 years into the future?This book is time travel mystery based on the true story of the greatest crime of the 17th century.
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Robbins, Alan Burt was born on February 16, 1949 in New York City. Son of Murray and Irene (Shapiro) Robbins.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1969; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1973.
Instructor art, New York City Board Education, Brooklyn, 1970-1973; assistant director art, Modern Media Inc., Brooklyn, 1973-1974; director art, Kaufmann Advertising, New York City, 1974-1981; art professor, Elizabeth Seton College, Yonkers, New York, 1980-1982; creative director, Leff Communications, New York City, since 1982. Instructor seminar Network Skills Exch., New York City, 1979-1980, Kean College, New Jersey, 1988.
(Feed your mind with a diet of number games, sight gags, t...)
(The year is 1671 during the time known as the Restoration...)
(SOLVE ONE OF HISTORY'S GREATEST CRIMES; A PARTICIPATORY M...)
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Member Mystery Writers American (professional). M C.
Married Trudy Smoke, February 14, 1986.