Includes BONUS short storyPart 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 TimesEngland is a Judas nest of conspiracyIt is 1582,and the conflict between Protestant and Catholic threatens to tear the country in two. While Queen Elizabeth I holds the reins of power,there are those whose loyalty lies with her imprisoned cousin,Mary Queen of Scots.On his first major mission for Sir Francis Walsingham,the young John Shakespeare is ordered to discover a conspiracy to free the Stuart queen from Sheffield Castle.All too soon,he realises that the tentacles of the plot reach deep into his native Warwickshire and threaten his own friends and family.His duty lies with Elizabeth - but how far will he go to protect those he loves
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781848548480Number of pages: 496Weight: 380 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory ClementsGOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory ClementsThe sixth in Rory Clements'enjoyable series of Elizabethan thrillers featuring John Shakespeare...Clements has the edge when it comes to creating a lively,fast-moving plot.The sixth in Rory Clements'enjoyable series of Elizabethan thrillers featuring John Shakespeare...Clements has the edge when it comes to creating a lively,fast-moving plot.Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.Enjoyable,bloody and brutish.Enjoyable,bloody and brutish.
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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