*****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 Times

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In 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 invasionBut 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 treacheryAnd then it dawns that both investigations are inextricably linked - by corruption very close to the seat of power . . .

Format Häftad Omfång 464 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Hodder & Stoughton Utgivningsdatum 2015-09-24 ISBN 9781848548534