{"product_id":"9798217269532","title":"Players of Death","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLinskey, Howard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCanelo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest writer who ever lived… turns detective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling adventure wonderfully evoked as Shakespeare turns spy' James Oswald\u003cb\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eA Serpent in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Will Shakespeare as a detective is so good you realise he was wasted as a playwright... This clever crime tale blends pace and humour into a riveting, believable and funny read' \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e Pick of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt's 1592. As plague ravages London and playhouses close, the Bard turns sleuth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A young William Shakespeare was the rising star of the theatre world before a deadly epidemic forced the curtain to come down on his promising career as a dramatist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to succumb, but her cousin, the Earl of Southampton, is convinced she was actually murdered. He commands Will to uncover the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But while Shakespeare is investigating the capital's cutthroats, Robert Cecil  Queen Elizabeth's spymaster  hears of his activities. Cecil suspects the earl of treason, and charges Will to report on his comings and goings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Caught between a suspected murderer and two of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Will is playing a dangerous game. Losing might cost him his life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA perfect historical mystery for those new to Shakespeare and Bard aficionados alike, this is a fantastically realised imagining of the events of the famous 'Lost Years', where almost nothing is known about the most formative events of Will's incredible life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eA Serpent in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA thrilling adventure\u003c\/b\u003e wonderfully evoked as Shakespeare turns spy' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eImpressive\u003c\/b\u003e... a delicious tapestry of intrigue and adventure' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eHugely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, clever, engaging. An all-round delight' \u003cb\u003eTrevor Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A masterpiece' \u003cb\u003eRachael Blok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I don't think I've ever read any fictional account that so accurately portrays the terrible autocracy that was in force during Elizabeth I's reign. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eBarbara Nadel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely fantastic\u003c\/b\u003e. 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