March 2014 Book of the Month and eBook of the Month.
It is 1582 and John Shakespeare, brother of William, spy for Walsingham, is sent with his loyal servant Boltfoot on a mission to his home town, Stratford-on-Avon, to investigate a conspiracy to free Mary Queen of Scots. The conflict between crown and Catholics has seeped into the Shakespeare family, or almost for Anne Hathaway, engaged to William has signed a document claiming loyalty to the Church in Rome! Much now ensues: murder, duplicity, missing documents, plots of treason and skulduggery all bounce off the pages at a hell of a lick. This is great stuff, a terrific addition to an excellent series which, if you haven’t discovered it, then you have a treat in store.
Set in 1582 (five years before Martyr), Shakespeare is sent on his first major mission, first to Sheffield where Mary Queen of Scots is held captive - and then to his own home, Stratford-upon-Avon, a nest of treachery and intrigue and family crisis.
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Set in 1582 (five years before Martyr), Shakespeare is sent on his first major mission, first to Sheffield where Mary Queen of Scots is held captive - and then to his own home, Stratford-upon-Avon, a nest of treachery and intrigue and family crisis. The John Shakespeare series: 1.
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The Queen's Man was written by Rory Clements and published by John Murray Publishers Ltd an imprint of John Murray General Publishing Division
