'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 ClementsREADERS ADORE THE SINNER'S MARK'A thumping good read' *****'I was totally captivated' *****'Didn't want it to finish' *****'Races along at a cracking pace' *****'Wow!What a great story' *****