num_pages: 272
description: Brilliantly written in language eerily reminiscent of sixteenth-century England and filled with the dazzling color and drama of Tudor England, Firedrake's Eye concerns a meticulously constructed plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I. Tom O'Bedlam, the mad son of prominent Catholic family, stumbles upon evidence that his hated brother has returned to England to spearhead a scheme to assassinate the Queen.Patricia Finney transports the reader back in time to the dirty, dangerous underbelly of 1583 London. Combining accurate and detailed historical research with story-telling of an unusually high caliber, Firedrake's Eye brilliantly evokes that danger and treachery of Tudor politics.
language: English
title: Firedrake's Eye
titlecomplete: Firedrake's Eye (David Becket and Simon Ames, #1)
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, 16th Century, Tudor Period, Crime, Espionage, Historical, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery
ratings_count: 573
places: England
series: Elizabethan Noir , David Becket and Simon Ames
publisher: Picador