{"product_id":"succession-an-elizabethan-spy-thriller-paperback","title":"Succession: An Elizabethan Spy Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Veerapen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A twisting fast-paced plot.' Jemahl Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eBecket: Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping and finely-crafted account.' Paul Walker, author of \u003ci\u003eState of Treason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1603.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Virgin Queen is dying. She has yet to nominate an heir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crown looks set to fall to James of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it is far from inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGowrie, a sinister Scottish traitor, has arrived in England. On him is a document containing a shocking secret that will compromise King James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguishing in prison, artful thief Ned Savage is freed by his patron, the queen's principal secretary, Sir Robert Cecil. His mission is to find the document before it can be made public. If he succeeds, his life will be spared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he is not alone in seeking Gowrie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his trail are a ruthless gang of conspirators. The Red Cross Plot aims to prevent any foreigner from taking the English throne. And the Knights of the Red Cross will kill to secure the document.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a journey that will take him from London to Derbyshire and Scotland, Savage must foil the Red Cross Plot, protect King James's darkest secret, and keep himself safe from execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he must do it all before the curtain falls on Elizabeth's reign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Veerapen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Glasgow and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focussing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII's six wives. He then received a Masters in Renaissance studies, and a Ph.D. investigating Elizabethan slander. Steven is fascinated by the glamour and ghastliness of life in the 1500s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Steven Veerapen: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA DANGEROUS TRADE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A slow-burn character driven spy story that grips like a thumbscrew tightened by twist after twist towards the end - Le Carre transported to the 1560's. Brilliant work, based in impressively wide research and the kind of competition that I and a good number of others could well do without!' \u003cb\u003ePeter Tonkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE ABBEY CLOSE (BOOK ONE OF THE SIMON DANFORTH MYSTERIES)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The author balances gimlet-eyed research with narrative drive and clever reveals... Danforth is a strong yet torn central character... I look forward to reading the second book in the series.' \u003cb\u003eRichard Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLOOD FEUD: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND THE EARL OF MORAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Much-needed analysis of a sinister sibling rivalry.' \u003cb\u003eMarie Macpherson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELIZABETH AND ESSEX: POWER, PASSION AND POLITICS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A sensitive and lively account of one of the most politically significant relationships of the Elizabethan age.' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43155400851519,"sku":"9798650918509","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/zZizymUp29798650918509.webp?v=1776964594","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/succession-an-elizabethan-spy-thriller-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}