{"product_id":"9781471178191-shakespeares-sword","title":"Shakespeare's Sword","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA masterclass in short-form fiction, this is a stunning novella from the acclaimed author of Legacy, Deep Blue and the forthcoming Accidental Agent.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, now a major BBC Film, comes a brilliant new historical crime novella for fans of Antonia Hodgson and CJ Sansom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘To Mr Thomas Combe my sword.’  \u003c\/i\u003eThese six words in Shakespeare’s will tell us that Shakespeare had a sword. Did he wear it?  Did he use it?  What sort was it?  When and why did he get it?  What happened to it?  Might it – does it – still exist?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These questions plague Simon Gold, an antiques dealer.  He believes he has identified the sword as belonging to a customer, an unworthy owner indifferent to cultural icons and uninterested in history.  Simon is desperate to acquire the sword, but how?  How far is he prepared to go to get it?  In alliance with Charlotte, his customer’s attractive and disaffected wife, Simon finds himself going farther than he had intended - and finds, too, that Charlotte is rather more than she appears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Alan Judd:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Judd has an infallible grasp of intelligence' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Wonderful. One of the best spy novels ever' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Hennessey on Legacy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Plotting in the best le Carré tradition' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Belongs to the classic tradition of spy writing' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31618609479777,"sku":"9781471178191","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31761672.jpg?v=1734596474","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471178191-shakespeares-sword","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}