The Angel's Mark: A gripping tale of espionage and murder in Elizabethan London - The Jackdaw Mysteries (Paperback)
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The Angel's Mark: A gripping tale of espionage and murder in Elizabethan London - The Jackdaw Mysteries (Paperback)

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Published: 02/05/2019
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Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Fiction Dagger, 2019

A Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019

'Rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure, leaving you wrung out with terror. Historical fiction at its most sumptuous.' Rory Clements
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Heresy. Conspiracy. Murder...

London, 1590: Amidst a tumultuous backdrop of Spanish plotters, Catholic heretics and foreign wars, Queen Elizabeth I's control over her kingdom is wavering.

And a killer is at work, preying on the weak and destitute of London...

Idealistic physician Nicholas Shelby becomes determined to end these terrible murders. Joined in his investigations by Bianca, a beautiful but mysterious tavern keeper, the pair find themselves caught in the middle of a sinister plot.

With the killer still at large, Bianca finds herself in terrible danger. Nicholas's choice seems impossible - to save Bianca, or save himself...

'Wonderful! Perry's Elizabethan London is so skilfully evoked, so real that one can almost smell it.' Giles Kristian

Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781786494948
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 309 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
Edition: Main


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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. A strong and convincing debut. Wonderful! Beautiful writing, and Perry's Elizabethan London is so skilfully evoked, so real that one can almost smell it. An engaging Elizabethan thriller. I knew before I got to the bottom of the first page that The Angel's Mark was the real thing. In an increasingly crowded field, this one is going to stand out. A remarkably assured and classy debut. Perry grabs your attention from the first paragraph and holds it throughout a fascinating journey into high and low life of Tudor London. This could, hopefully, be the start of an addictive series. An impressively dramatic and gripping debut novel. Elegantly written, thoroughly researched, The Angel's Mark draws us into the murky world of Elizabethan London where life is a game of chance, and savage death a close neighbour, quick to pounce on the unsuspecting. I predict that we will be seeing much more of Nicholas Shelby, physician and reluctant spy. The Angel's Mark has the pace of a thriller... S.W. Perry is a welcome addition to the ranks of historical crime novelists. A tense whodunit and a fine debut. [A] sad, compassionate story beautifully told. Excellent. Historical fans will want to dive into this series.

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“The Angel's Mark by S. W. Perry”

I only got halfway through this one before giving up on it. It was very slow and the mystery didn't grab me at all.

However, the writing was very literary and the characters did capture my heart. The feel of... More

Hardback edition
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“Very disappointing !”

I won a free copy of this book to review and was waiting eagerly for it to arrive ! I only managed to get half way through before giving it up as a bad job . The characters were completely unlikeable , However I am... More

Hardback edition
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“Elizabethan mystery”

This story really gives you the feel of Elizabethan England. It well combines the main character of physician Nicholas Shelby with real life characters of Robert Cecil the Lord Treasurer’s son and Lord John Lumley... More

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