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Description edit
This ingenious debut introduces John Shakespeare, Elizabethan England's most remarkable investigator, in a tale of conspiracy and murder that succeeds brilliantly as both historical fiction and crime thriller.
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Characters/People edit
- John Shakespeare: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Herrick
- Richard Topcliffe
- Boltfoot Cooper
- Mendoza
- Walsingham
- Catherine Marvell
- Mother Davis
- Blanche Howard
- Thomas Woode
- Francis Drake
- Harry Slide
- Parsey
- Rose
- Piggott
- Alice
- Isabella
- Jane
- John Doughty
- Dowgate
- Mr. Bull
- Mary Stuart
- William
- Master Woode
- Harper Stanley
- Johnson
- Dick
- Plummer
- Fleming
- Lady Tanahill
- Elizabeth
- Denis
- Southwell
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- London Bridge
- Deptford
- Spain
- Rome
- Effingham
- Leicester
- Seething Lane
- Newgate
- Delft
- Hog Lane
- Southwark
- France
- Devon
- Shoreditch
- Tyburn
- Gravesend
- Dover
- Europe
- Paris
- Plymouth
- Bridewell
- Antwerp
- Cow Lane
- Indies
- Rotterdam
- Barn Elms
- Channel
- Walstan Glebe
- Greenwich
- Windsor
- St. Paul
First Sentence edit
Rose Downie sat on the cold cobbles cradling a swaddled baby that was not hers.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in John Shakespeare. (standard series)
Followed by Revenger.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rory Clements (Author)
First Edition edit
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Page Count: 391
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Page Count: 391
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- Dewey: 823.92
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young Adultshas graphic descriptions of a murder and murder scene, prostitution
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