For fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, HOLY SPY is the latest in Rory Clements acclaimed and bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers. Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, does for Elizabeths reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIIIs Sunday TimesRory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, does for Elizabeths reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIIIs Sunday TimesIn Londons smoky taverns, a conspiracy is brewing: a group of wealthy young Catholic dissidents plot to assassinate Elizabeth, free Mary Queen of Scots and open England to Spanish invasion. But the conspirators have been infiltrated by Sir Francis Walsinghams top intelligencer, John Shakespeare.Shakespeare, however, is torn: the woman he loves stands accused of murder. In a desperate race against time he must save her from the noose and the realm from treachery. And then it dawns that both investigations are inextricably linked by corruption very close to the seat of power . . .