{"product_id":"9781848540859-revenger","title":"Revenger","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unputdownable historical espionage thriller from the acclaimed SUNDAY TIMES bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, REVENGER is the second 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\u003ePart of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eJohn Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003e1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from the deadly young statesman Robert Cecil, insisting Shakespeare re-enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the possession of the Earl of Essex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssex is the brightest star in the firmament, a man of ambition. He woos the Queen, thirty-three years his senior, as if she were a girl his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Shakespeare infiltrates this dissolute world he discovers not only that the Queen herself is in danger - but that he and his family are also targets. Shakespeare must face implacable forces who believe themselves above the law: men and women who kill without compunction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut in a world of shifting allegiances, just how far he can trust Robert Cecil, his devious new master?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders adore \u003ci\u003eMartyr \u003c\/i\u003eand the John Shakespeare series .\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":39541974663265,"sku":"9781848540859","price":9.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29693489.jpg?v=1725696129","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848540859-revenger","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}