Series: William Shakespeare Mysteries

A thrilling adventure wonderfully evoked as Shakespeare turns spy — James Oswald Previously published as A Serpent in the Garden 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 — Sun Pick of the Week London, 1592. At...

The greatest writer who ever lived… turns spy. London, 1592. 28-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theatre. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake. Lady Celia Vernon is one of the first to perish but did she really die of plague? Her cousin, the Earl...