The Spy of Venice

By Benet Brandreth (Author)

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CJ Sansom meets Shakespeare in Love - a historical thriller with aswashbuckling twist and a hero like you've never seen him before When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune.Cast adrift in London, W ill falls in w ith a band of players - but greater men havetheir eye on this talented young w ordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance, and W ill finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial embassy.Dazzled by the city's masques - and its beauties - W ill little realises the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins w ould stop at nothing to end his mission When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune.Cast adrift in London, Will falls in with a band of players - but greater men have their eye on this talented young wordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance, and Will finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial embassy.Dazzled by the city's masques - and its beauties - Will little realises the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins would stop at nothing to end his mission on the point of their sharpened knives, and lurking in the shadows is a killer as clever as he is cruel.Suspenseful, seductive and as sharp as an assassin's blade, The Spy of Venice introduces a major new literary talent."The Spy of Venice is a playful and inventive debut. The dialogue is wonderful, and Will's banter with his fellow actors sparkles." Antonia Senior, The Times"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

About the Author

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. About the bookCJ Sansom meets Shakespeare in Love - a historical thriller with aswashbuckling twist and a hero like you've never seen him before When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune.Cast adrift in London, W ill falls in w ith a band of players - but greater men havetheir eye on this talented young w ordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance, and W ill finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial embassy.Dazzled by the city's masques - and its beauties - W ill little realises the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins w ould stop at nothing to end his mission When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune.Cast adrift in London, Will falls in with a band of players - but greater men have their eye on this talented young wordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance, and Will finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial embassy.Dazzled by the city's masques - and its beauties - Will little realises the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins would stop at nothing to end his mission on the point of their sharpened knives, and lurking in the shadows is a killer as clever as he is cruel.Suspenseful, seductive and as sharp as an assassin's blade, The Spy of Venice introduces a major new literary talent."The Spy of Venice is a playful and inventive debut. The dialogue is wonderful, and Will's banter with his fellow actors sparkles." Antonia Senior, The Times"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 MailAbout the AuthorBenet 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.

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  • : The Spy of Venice
  • : Benet Brandreth
  • : bloomsbury publishing
  • : 9781785770364
  • : Paperback
  • : 448
  • : English

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