Holy Spy
John Shakespeare 6
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
*****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 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 . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This Tudor spy thriller is a pacy and risqué alternative to Wolf Hall. Undercover agent John Shakespeare looks to infiltrate a group of dissidents looking to assassinate Mary, Queen of Scots, and overthrow Elizabeth I. Shrewd and ambitious, Shakespeare is a principled man versed in the duplicity and obscenity of court life, who must balance his sensitive operation with his quest to exonerate his sometime lover from a murder charge. We loved Rory Clements’ boisterous depictions of London during the Reformation and were intrigued by his twisty plot from start to finish.
