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The Queen´s Man: John Shakespeare - The Beginning
Rory Clements
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Description for The Queen´s Man: John Shakespeare - The Beginning
Paperback. Series: John Shakespeare. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Includes BONUS short story *****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 ********** England is a Judas nest of conspiracy It 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?
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
John Shakespeare
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848548480
SKU
V9781848548480
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Rory Clements
Rory Clements is the award-winning author of the John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers. His six acclaimed novels, Martyr, Revenger, Prince, Traitor, The Heretics and The Queen's Man, follow Elizabeth's Intelligencer, John Shakespeare, brother to the playwright William, through the dark underworld of Tudor England as he unmasks the traitors and conspirators who plot against the Queen. Rory Clements won the Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award in 2010 for Revenger, and has been shortlisted for CWA Awards for Martyr, Prince and The Heretics. A TV series is currently in development. Find out more at www.roryclements.co.uk
Reviews for The Queen´s Man: John Shakespeare - The Beginning
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
Guardian
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
Guardian
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Daily Mail
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Daily Mail
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.
The Sunday Times
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.
The Sunday Times
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends
: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory Clements
Good Housekeeping READER RECOMMENDS
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends
: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory Clements
Good Housekeeping READER RECOMMENDS
Guardian
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
Guardian
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Daily Mail
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Daily Mail
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.
The Sunday Times
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.
The Sunday Times
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends
: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory Clements
Good Housekeeping READER RECOMMENDS
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends
: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory Clements
Good Housekeeping READER RECOMMENDS