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A Prisoner in Malta

A Christopher Marlowe Mystery

A Christopher Marlowe Mystery (Volume 1)

Author: Phillip DePoy

A Prisoner in Malta

A Prisoner in Malta

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In 1583, the nineteen-year-old Christopher Marlowe---with a reputation as a brawler, a womanizer, a genius, and a social upstart at Cambridge University---is visited by a man representing Marlowe's...
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336
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On Sale
01/26/2016

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In 1583, the nineteen-year-old Christopher Marlowe---with a reputation as a brawler, a womanizer, a genius, and a social upstart at Cambridge University---is visited by a man representing Marlowe's benefactors. There are rumors of a growing plot against her majesty Queen Elizabeth I, and the Queen's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, has charged young Marlowe with tracking down the truth. The path to that truth seems to run through an enigmatic prisoner held in complete seclusion in a heavily guarded dungeon in Malta. Marlowe must use every bit of his wits, his skills, and his daring to unravel one of the greatest mysteries in history and help uncover and unravel scheme of assassination and invasion, one involving the government of Spain, high ranking English nobles, and even Pope himself.

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Minotaur Books

ISBN

9781466862586

In The News

"Ebullient persiflage spiced with high-level intrigue, a covey of double and triple agents, and enough action scenes for a summer movie. Eat your heart out, James Bond." - Kirkus Reviews

"Told in exquisite prose and based on the history of England in the 1580s, DePoy’s depiction of Kit Marlowe as a spy evolves into a stunning novel." - RT Book Reviews

"DePoy piles on the twists and introduces some humor into the tense story line." - Publishers Weekly

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A Prisoner in Malta

A Prisoner in Malta

$12.99

e-Book