Brandreth, B: The Spy of Venice

Produktbeschreibung

August, 1585. England needs it's greatest ever hero . . . When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune. With the threat of Spanish invasion looming, and Papal assassins on the streets of London, there's no better time for a young man to make his name - if he can survive long enough. Soon William's sharp wit has caught the eye of those in power. Dispatched to Venice on a crucial mission, William little imagines the beauty of the floating city - or the malice of the enemies it conceals . . . "Entertaining and ebullient . . . The author knows his Shakespeare backwards (the Venice setting has been carefully chosen), rejoices in its wordplay, loves his allusions and has a good time with his characters. So did I." Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail 

Kritik

The Spy of Venice begins with a three page introduction that left me gasping . . . I'm anxious to read future books in this series! Impressions in Ink 

Autoreninfo

Benet Brandreth is an expert on Shakespeare's language and times, the rhetoric coach to the Royal Shakespeare Company and others, and a writer and performer whose last one-man show was a five-star reviewed sell-out at the Edinburgh Fringe and on its London Transfer. On top of all that he is a leading IP barrister. The Spy of Venice is his debut novel.