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A gripping historical mystery for readers of C. J. Sansom and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
$37.21
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2012
Summary
Spring 1593. England is a powder keg of rumour and fear. Plague rages, famine is rife, the ageing Queen’s couriers scheme: Elizabeth’s Golden Age is truly tarnished. Meanwhile Spain watches and waits - and plots.
Into this turmoil a small cart clatters through the streets of London, carrying a deadly load. It is the first in a wave of horrific bombing attacks on the Dutch immigrant community that will change John Shakespeare’s life for ever.
Driven on by cold rage, Shakespeare…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848544284 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848544286 |
| Author: | Rory Clements |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | Unabridged |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 29mm |
| Series: | John Shakespeare |
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PRAISE FOR THE JOHN SHAKESPEARE SERIES
‘A cracking plot full of twists right up to the last minute. I look forweard to the next’ - Sunday ExpressBeautifully done … alive and tremendously engrossing - Daily TelegraphA colourful history lesson … exciting narrative twists - Sunday TelegraphEnjoyable, bloody and brutish - GuardianAn engrossing thriller - Washington PostAn excellent debut - Publishers WeeklyThis is a historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine … atmospheric - the evocation of the filth and debauchery of London is quite exceptional. Clements demonstrates the compelling eye for detail and character that Bernard Cornwell so memorably brought to Rifleman Sharpe … I could not tear myself away, it is that good - Daily MailPRAISE FOR PRINCE‘A genuine page turner, and cleverly weaves in real historical events and personalities. Fans will not be disappointed’ - Eastern Daily PressAbout The Author
Rory Clements
Rory Clements, after a career in national newspapers, now lives in a seventeenth-century farmhouse in Norfolk and writes full time. When not immersing himself in the Elizabethan world, he enjoys village life and a game of tennis with friends. He is married to the artist Naomi Clements-Wright.
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