Holy Spy: The final gripping tale in the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling mystery series
Autor Rory Clementsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 sep 2015
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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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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.
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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'
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781848548534
ISBN-10: 1848548532
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 131 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1848548532
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 131 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
An exuberant plot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang, profanity and wit ....Clements delivers a bawdy, engaging romp of book.
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
A world spiced with delicious characters . . . The novel wears its historical learning lightly, and Clements seasons it with romance and humour.
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
A historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine. Atmospheric . . . it demonstrates energy, élan, a fine ear for dialogue and a grasp for the intrigues of Elizabeth I's court. Clements also demonstrates the compelling eye for detail and character that Bernard Cornwell so memorably brought to Rifleman Sharpe . . . I could not tear myself away, it is that good.
Holy Spy is a fascinating Tudor spy thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth 1. A conspiracy is forming to kill the monarch and free Mary Queen of Scots, risking a Spanish invasion. Exciting stuff!
I didn't know what to expect from this - HOLY SPY is the first novel I've read in a well-established series. But what I got was a thoroughly entertaining, disturbing and involving mystery that I found next to impossible to put down. It's a substantial book but I was driven to read it over just 24 hours. Rory Clements is a wonderful writer who clearly knows Tudor England inside out and his enthusiasm - as well as concerns - for the period shine out. I loved it. I will be catching up.
Elizabethan England comes vividly to life in this fast-paced thriller, packed with characters, tension and fine detail.
Holy Spy lures us into dark passages peopled by ranting fanatics, sensuous whores, treacherous turncoats, vicious thugs and subtle codebreakers.Skilfully blending real events and historical figures with believable fiction and colourful invented characters . . .
Praise for the John Shakespeare novels:
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
Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing
A cracking plot full of twists right up to the last minute. I look forward to the next
Colourful . . . exciting . . . vivid
Marvellous . . . intelligencer John Shakespeare . . . administers what can only be described as ruff justice
Engrossing . . . we can expect to see more of the brothers Shakespeare. They will be welcome
Real quality . . . faster moving than C. J. Sansom . . . very, very well done
This is a first-class mystery steeped in authentic sixteenth-century intrigue; the evocation of the stench and squalor of Tudor London is sans pareil
Step into the world of Elizabethan intelligencer John Shakespeare and you put your very life in peril, whether it be by the blade, the rope or the rack . . . High adventure has never been more exciting
Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness.
A world spiced with delicious characters . . . The novel wears its historical learning lightly, and Clements seasons it with romance and humour.
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish.
A historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine. Atmospheric . . . it demonstrates energy, élan, a fine ear for dialogue and a grasp for the intrigues of Elizabeth I's court. Clements also demonstrates the compelling eye for detail and character that Bernard Cornwell so memorably brought to Rifleman Sharpe . . . I could not tear myself away, it is that good.
Holy Spy is a fascinating Tudor spy thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth 1. A conspiracy is forming to kill the monarch and free Mary Queen of Scots, risking a Spanish invasion. Exciting stuff!
I didn't know what to expect from this - HOLY SPY is the first novel I've read in a well-established series. But what I got was a thoroughly entertaining, disturbing and involving mystery that I found next to impossible to put down. It's a substantial book but I was driven to read it over just 24 hours. Rory Clements is a wonderful writer who clearly knows Tudor England inside out and his enthusiasm - as well as concerns - for the period shine out. I loved it. I will be catching up.
Elizabethan England comes vividly to life in this fast-paced thriller, packed with characters, tension and fine detail.
Holy Spy lures us into dark passages peopled by ranting fanatics, sensuous whores, treacherous turncoats, vicious thugs and subtle codebreakers.Skilfully blending real events and historical figures with believable fiction and colourful invented characters . . .
Praise for the John Shakespeare novels:
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
Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing
A cracking plot full of twists right up to the last minute. I look forward to the next
Colourful . . . exciting . . . vivid
Marvellous . . . intelligencer John Shakespeare . . . administers what can only be described as ruff justice
Engrossing . . . we can expect to see more of the brothers Shakespeare. They will be welcome
Real quality . . . faster moving than C. J. Sansom . . . very, very well done
This is a first-class mystery steeped in authentic sixteenth-century intrigue; the evocation of the stench and squalor of Tudor London is sans pareil
Step into the world of Elizabethan intelligencer John Shakespeare and you put your very life in peril, whether it be by the blade, the rope or the rack . . . High adventure has never been more exciting
Notă biografică
After a career in national newspapers, Rory Clements now lives in a seventeenth-century farmhouse in Norfolk and writes full time. When not immersing himself in the Elizabethan world, he enjoys village life and a game of tennis with friends. He is married to the artist Naomi Clements-Wright. There are five books in the John Shakespeare series of Elizabethan mysteries: Martyr, which was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award; Revenger, which won the 2010 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award; Prince, which was shortlisted for the 2011 Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award; Traitor; and Monarch. All are published by John Murray. A TV series based on the books is currently in development.
You can find out more about Rory, his writing and the world of John Shakespeare on his website www.roryclements.com and at www.johnmurray.co.uk.
You can find out more about Rory, his writing and the world of John Shakespeare on his website www.roryclements.com and at www.johnmurray.co.uk.