num_pages: 464
description: For fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris HOLY SPY is the latest in Rory Clements' acclaimed and bestselling John Shakespeare 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' Sunday TimesRory Clements winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award 'does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday TimesIn London's smoky taverns a conspiracy is brewing: a group of wealthy young Catholic dissidents plot to assassinate Elizabeth free Mary Queen of Scots - and open England to Spanish invasion. But the conspirators have been infiltrated by Sir Francis Walsingham's top intelligencer John Shakespeare.Shakespeare however is torn: the woman he loves stands accused of murder. In a desperate race against time he must save her from the noose and the realm from treachery. And then it dawns that both investigations are inextricably linked - by corruption very close to the seat of power . . .
language: English
title: Holy Spy
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton