'MY FAVOURITE HISTORICAL CRIME SERIES' S. G. MACLEAN
'A RATTLING GOOD READ' WILLIAM RYAN
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Treason sleeps for no man…
London, 1591. Nicholas Shelby, physician and reluctant spy, returns to his old haunts on London's lawless Bankside. But, when spymaster Robert Cecil asks him to investigate the dubious practices of a mysterious doctor from Switzerland, Nicholas is soon embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens not just the life of an innocent young patient, but the overthrow of Queen Elizabeth herself.
With fellow healer and mistress of the Jackdaw tavern, Bianca Merton, again at his side, Nicholas is drawn into a sinister world of zealots, charlatans and dangerous fanatics…
Praise for S. W. Perry's Jackdaw Mysteries
'S. W. Perry is one of the best' The Times
'Historical fiction at its most sumptuous' Rory Clements
READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE SERPENT'S MARK
'Outstanding Elizabethan thriller' *****
'Gripping from start to finish' *****
'An absolute must-read' *****
'What a plot!' *****
'Exciting and compulsive reading' *****
Circa l’autore
S. W. Perry was a journalist and broadcaster before retraining as an airline pilot. His debut novel, The Angel's Mark, was listed for the CWA Historical Dagger and was a Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019. He lives in Worcestershire with his wife.
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