The Sinner's Mark : The final thrilling adventure of treachery and deceit in the bestselling historical crime series, perfect for fans of S J Parris and Shardlake

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'DRAMATIC AND COLOURFUL' SUNDAY TIMES'BEAUTIFUL WRITING' GILES KRISTIAN-------------------------------------Treason, heresy and revolt in Queen Elizabeth's England . . .The year is 1600. With a dying queen on the throne, war raging on the high seas and famine on the rise, England is on the brink of chaos. And in London's dark alleyways, a conspiracy is brewing. In the court's desperate bid to silence it, an innocent man is found guilty - the father of Nicholas Shelby, physician and spy. As Nicholas races against time to save his father, he and his wife Bianca are drawn into the centre of a treacherous plot against the queen.When one of Shakespeare's boy actors goes missing, and Bianca discovers a disturbing painting that could be a clue, she embarks on her own investigation. Meanwhile, as Nicholas comes closer to unveiling the real conspirator, the men who wish to silence him are multiplying. When he stumbles on a plan to overthrow the state and replace it with a terrifying new order, he may be forced to make a decision between his country and his heart...Praise for S W Perry's Jackdaw Mysteries'S. W. Perry is one of the best' The Times'No-one is better than S. W. Perry at leading us through the squalid streets of London in the sixteenth century' Andrew Swanston'Historical fiction at its most sumptuous' Rory Clements