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S'està carregant… Revenger (2010)de Rory Clements
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Completed this after the aborted attempt in Jan 2013. Terrific is the word! ( ) Five years have passed (1592) and John Shakespeare, school teacher is called upon by Privy Councillor Sir Robert Cecil to spy on the Earl of Essex, and to accept Essex's offer to investigate the mystery of the appearance of Eleanor Dare from the doomed Roanoke colony. A very enjoyable and interesting well-written mystery A powerful novel featuring John Shakespeare (brother of Will - you may have heard of him...) as a retired 'intelligencer' (spy) called back into service to foil nefarious plots, defeat blackguards a-plenty and save the monarchy, and by extension, the nation. Clements has a good sense of the right historical details to include and linger on and he uses language well. Speech is Elizabethan in tone, but not so much that it overpowers action and character. Shakespeare's rocky relationship with his wife Catherine over her illegal-at-the-time Catholicism rang true and is sensitively handled. A fine romp with black hats and white hats to hiss or cheer as the action moves swiftly to a satisfying conclusion. This is the second offering in Rory Clements's series featuring the intelligencer John Shakespeare, now, following the death of Walsingham, working for Robert Cecil. This is a grim story involving the famous lost American colony of Roanoke and the headstrong activities of the Earl of Essex. It contains some interesting characters, including some of the most unpleasant ones I've encountered in historical fiction (Topcliffe is real, though). I'm still not sure if I like John Shakespeare - for me he still largely lacks the human appeal of Sansom's Shardlake. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Pertany a aquestes sèriesJohn Shakespeare (2)
Chief Intelligencer John Shakespeare, the bard's younger brother, is summoned out of retirement back to the dangerous intrigues of the palace when a plot against the aging Queen Elizabeth I causes her to be targeted by two of England's most powerful men. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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