{"product_id":"9781848540781-martyr","title":"Martyr","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA spellbinding, utterly gripping historical mystery from the award-winning, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, MARTYR is the first in Rory Clements' acclaimed and bestselling \u003ci\u003eJohn Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e 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' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully done . alive and tremendously engrossing' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Plot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang, profanity and wit' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1587. Mary, Queen of Scots is to be executed. Spain gathers their fleet in vengeance . War is coming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTensions in \u003cb\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/b\u003e's government are at breaking point. At the eye of the storm is \u003cb\u003eJohn Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e, chief intelligencer in the secret service of \u003cb\u003eSir Francis Walsingham\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen an intercept reveals a plot to assassinate \u003cb\u003eFrancis Drake\u003c\/b\u003e, Shakespeare is ordered to protect him. The future of the nation rests on Drake's safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut London is nothing but one large powder keg. And murder and mutilation of a high-born young woman at a printing house, a case which Shakespeare is forced to investigate, could be the spark that sets everything ablaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the splendour and intrigue of the royal court, to the sleek warships of Her Majesty's Navy and the teeming brothels of Southwark, Shakespeare soon learns that nothing is as it seems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003ci\u003eMartyr \u003c\/i\u003eand the John Shakespeare series .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you love C.J. Sansom, you'll love this'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You can feel, smell, see and hear the dangerous times of Tudor England' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolutely delightful Elizabethan mystery' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you enjoy S.J. Parris, you need to try this' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rory Clements has struck gold with John Shakespeare' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450743796086,"sku":"9781848540781","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29696516.jpg?v=1760453904","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848540781-martyr","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}