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Old 05-08-2016, 10:49 AM   #535
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Revenger is the second in the John Shakespeare historical series by Rory Clements. Per SYKM, it was the winner of the 2010 Historical Dagger Award. It has dropped to $0.99 at Kindle US.
link: https://www.amazon.com/Revenger-Shak.../dp/B00ICN50H0
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There will be a terrible reckoning . . .

England is at war with Spain, and Queen Elizabeth's court is torn apart by brutal rivalries among ambitious young courtiers. The inimitable investigator John Shakespeare is dragged from retirement to work for the Earl of Essex, the queen's favorite. His mission is to unravel the mystery behind the doomed Roanoke colony in North America, but instead, he uncovers a plot to kill the aging queen.

With a plague devastating the country, Catholics being tortured, and John's wife keeping secrets from him, Shakespeare has his own survival to secure. Filled with colorful historical detail, Revenger is a stunning novel of savage betrayals and salacious intrigue.

Also, if you prefer to read in order, the first in the series, Martyr, is only $1.99, a very reasonable price for a backlist title, IMO, although it has been down to $0.99 in the past.
link: https://www.amazon.com/Martyr-First-.../dp/B00ICN507U
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England is close to war. Within days the axe could fall on the neck of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Spain is already gathering a battle fleet to avenge her.

Tensions in Elizabeth I's government are at the breaking point. At the center of the storm is John Shakespeare, chief intelligencer in the secret service of Sir Francis Walsingham. When an intercept reveals a plot to assassinate England's "sea dragon," Francis Drake, Shakespeare is ordered to protect him. Busy fitting out his ships on land, Drake is frighteningly vulnerable. If he dies, England will be open to invasion.

From the splendor and intrigue of the royal court to the sleek warships of Her Majesty's Navy and the teeming brothels of Southwark, Shakespeare soon learns that nothing is as it seems …

The remaining books in the series (which I like) are also reasonably priced at $2.99. I don't have time right now to do all the blurbs, but here are some quick links:

Prince, #3
link: https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Shakes.../dp/B00CGZXQNK

Traitor, #4
link: https://www.amazon.com/Traitor-Shake.../dp/B00CGZXQOE

The Heretics, #5
link: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-John.../dp/B00DB3DF1O

The Queen's Man, #6
link: https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Man-Jo.../dp/B00DB3DED8

Holy Spy, #7
link: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Spy-John.../dp/B015WXSNFI
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