Revenger1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply. The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen's long reign, insisting Shakespeare re enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the

The corrupt

immersing the reader in a Paris of filth and greed

Caught between the two

Have you not seen the bones that litter the beach

be at Peace can be read independently

Jon Hamm and Miranda Richardson

firebrand hero throws an intriguing light on the naval skirmishes between Britain and Revolutionary France

'Fiendishly gripping' - Rosie Walsh

AN ENGLISH PRINCESS

‘A devastatingly romantic and breathtaking fantasy – opulent and sweeping

A story you will never forget

I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX