A Serpent in the Garden: A totally gripping historical crime thriller

‘A thrilling adventure wonderfully evoked as Shakespeare turns spy’ James Oswald

‘Will Shakespeare as a detective is so good you realise he was wasted as a playwright... This clever crime tale blends pace and humour into a riveting, believable and funny read’ Sun Pick of the Week

London, 1592. 28-year-old William Shakespeare is the rising man of English theatre. But plague has hit the capital, and the playhouses are to be shut. Livelihoods, and lives, are at stake.

Lady Celia Vernon is one of ...