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A thrilling historical mystery set in Elizabethan London.London, 1591: Physician Nicholas Shelby returns to lawless Bankside when spymaster Robert Cecil asks him to investigate a mysterious Swiss doctor. Soon, Nicholas and his mistress, apothecary Bianca Merton, are embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens Queen Elizabeth's reign.
Drawn into a sinister world of zealots and charlatans, Nicholas uncovers intricate conspiracies, strange medical practices, and a gripping story of espionage. Perfect for readers seeking suspenseful historical fiction with dark, intelligent intrigue.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Drawn into a sinister world of zealots and charlatans, Nicholas uncovers intricate conspiracies, strange medical practices, and a gripping story of espionage. Perfect for readers seeking suspenseful historical fiction with dark, intelligent intrigue.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"A gorgeous book - rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure. It immerses you in the late 16th century and leaves you wrung out with terror. This is historical fiction at its most sumptuous..." - Rory Clements
"Wonderful! Beautiful writing, and Perry's Elizabethan London is so skilfully evoked, so real that one can almost smell it." - Giles Kristian
"The writing is of such a quality, the characters so engaging and the setting so persuasive that, only two books in, S.W. Perry's ingeniously plotted novels have become my favourite historical crime series." - S G MacLean
"The Serpent's Mark is an excellent evocation of Elizabethan England, with espionage, intricate conspiracies, strange medical practises and a gripping story. A rattling good read." - William Ryan
"No-one is better than S. W. Perry at leading us through the squalid streets of London in the sixteenth century." - Andrew Swanston
"Wonderful! Beautiful writing, and Perry's Elizabethan London is so skilfully evoked, so real that one can almost smell it." - Giles Kristian
"The writing is of such a quality, the characters so engaging and the setting so persuasive that, only two books in, S.W. Perry's ingeniously plotted novels have become my favourite historical crime series." - S G MacLean
"The Serpent's Mark is an excellent evocation of Elizabethan England, with espionage, intricate conspiracies, strange medical practises and a gripping story. A rattling good read." - William Ryan
"No-one is better than S. W. Perry at leading us through the squalid streets of London in the sixteenth century." - Andrew Swanston
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