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The Queen's Man
- Author
- Rory Clements
- Narrator
- Gareth Armstrong
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 27 February 2014
- Run Time
- 10 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Introduces us to the life of John Shakespeare, Queen's Spy.
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'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail
'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing' Daily Telegraph
'Plot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang, profanity and wit' The Times
'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian
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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?
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Readers adore Martyr and the John Shakespeare series . . .
'If you love C.J. Sansom, you'll love this'
'You can feel, smell, see and hear the dangerous times of Tudor England'
'An absolutely delightful Elizabethan mystery'
'If you enjoy S.J. Parris, you need to try this'
'Rory Clements has struck gold with John Shakespeare'
Critics Review
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*GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Reader Recommends*: I could not put down THE QUEEN'S MAN by Rory Clements
Good Housekeeping READER RECOMMENDS
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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
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Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
Daily Mail
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Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
Guardian
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Details
- Author
- Rory Clements
- Narrator
- Gareth Armstrong
- Duration
- 10 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781848548473
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and spy thriller, Historical fiction
Synopsis
***Includes bonus short story***Introduces us to the life of John Shakespeare, Queen's Spy.-------------------------------------------------------'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing' Daily Telegraph'Plot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang, profanity and wit' The Times'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian-------------------------------------------------------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? -------------------------------------------------------Readers adore Martyr and the John Shakespeare series . . .'If you love C.J. Sansom, you'll love this''You can feel, smell, see and hear the dangerous times of Tudor England''An absolutely delightful Elizabethan mystery''If you enjoy S.J. Parris, you need to try this''Rory Clements has struck gold with John Shakespeare'
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