About the Book…
It’s 1592. As plague ravages London and playhouses close, the Bard turns sleuth…
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.
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.
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.
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…
Previously published in hardback as ‘A Serpent in the Garden.’
