The Heretics |
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| Author:
| Clements, Rory |
| Series title: | The John Shakespeare Mysteries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-230188-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | William Morrow & Company |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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The Elizabethan spy tracks down a mysterious young woman as he uncovers a papist conspiracy in this "well-crafted" historical thriller (Historical Novel Society).John Shakespeare--royal intelligencer and brother to a rising young playwright--is approached by a condemned Jesuit priest with an unusual proposition. He is haunted by the memory of Thomasyn Jade, a teenage girl subjected to brutal exorcism rites a decade past. The Father wants Shakespeare to track her down...
More Description The Elizabethan spy tracks down a mysterious young woman as he uncovers a papist conspiracy in this "well-crafted" historical thriller (Historical Novel Society).John Shakespeare--royal intelligencer and brother to a rising young playwright--is approached by a condemned Jesuit priest with an unusual proposition. He is haunted by the memory of Thomasyn Jade, a teenage girl subjected to brutal exorcism rites a decade past. The Father wants Shakespeare to track her down and offer reparations for her treatment.As Shakespeare begins his investigation, a plot to assassinate the Queen is underway, and rumors of a papist conspiracy begin swirling from Seville. And when, one by one, Shakespeare's trusted spies are horribly murdered, all clues seem to lead back to the mysterious Thomasyn Jade . . .