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1 volume ; 20 cm Secrets and treachery, assassins and errant maidens - the swashbuckling second novel from the hugely talented Benet Brandreth. Venice, 1586. William Shakespeare is disguised as a steward to the English Ambassador. He and his friends Oldcastle and Hemminges possess a deadly secret: the names of the catholic spies in England who seek to destroy Queen Elizabeth. Before long the Pope's agents will begin to close in on them and fleeing the city will be the players' only option. In Verona, Aemelia, the daughter of a Duke, is struggling to conceal her passionate affair with her cousin Valentine. But darker times lie ahead with the arrival of the sinister Father Thornhill who is determined to seek out any who don't conform to the Pope's ruthless agenda ... Events will converge in the forests around Verona as a multitude of plots are hatched and discovered, players fall in and out of love and disguises are adopted and then discarded. Will Shakespeare and his friends escape with their secrets - and their lives?

Who reads The assassin of Verona?

Author

Brandreth, Benet

Publisher

[Place of publication not identified] ZAFFRE Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781785762154

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Fiction

Rating

4.1 / 5 (115 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14