Part of the bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements,winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award'(Clements) does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's'Sunday TimesIn London's smoky taverns,a conspiracy is brewing: a group of wealthy young Catholic dissidents plot to assassinate Elizabeth,free Mary Queen of Scots - and open England to Spanish invasion. But the conspirators have been infiltrated by Sir Francis Walsingham's top intelligencer,John Shakespeare.Shakespeare,however,is torn: the woman he loves stands accused of murder. In a desperate race against time he must save her from the noose and the realm from treachery. And then it dawns that both investigations are inextricably linked - by corruption very close to the seat of power . . .
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781848548534Number of pages: 464Weight: 320 gDimensions: 196 x 131 x 30 mm
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An exuberantplot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang,profanity and wit ....Clements delivers a bawdy,engaging romp of book.An exuberantplot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang,profanity and wit ....Clements delivers a bawdy,engaging romp of book.Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Rory Clements
Hailed as'the master of the war-time thriller,'Rory Clements is a British novelist best known for his John Shakespeare and Tom Wilde series.
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