Prince: John Shakespeare 3 - Rilegato

Clements, Rory

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1848544251 ISBN 13: 9781848544253

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

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's investigations will take him from magnificent royal horseraces to the opulent chambers of Black Luce's brothel, from the theatrical underworld of Marlowe and Kyd to the pain-wracked torture cells of priest-hunter Richard Topcliffe, and from the elegant offices of master tactician Robert Cecil to the splintering timbers of an explosive encounter at sea. As Shakespeare delves ever deeper, he uncovers intricate layers of mystery and deception that threaten the heart not only of the realm, but of all that he holds dear.

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Recensione:

Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing. (Daily Telegraph)

Enjoyable, bloody and brutish. (Guardian)

This is a historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine. (Daily Mail)

A cracking plot full of twists right up to the last minute. I look forward to the next. (Sunday Express)

Descrizione del libro:

Prince (John Shakespeare 3) For fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, PRINCE is the third in chronological order of Rory Clements' acclaimed and bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers. Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, 'does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times

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• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848544251
• ISBN 13: 9781848544253
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 432