A Fine Madness: A Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781643139111)

A captivating espionage novel that explores the life of theatrical genius--and spy--Christopher Marlowe, whose violent death remains one of the most fascinating mysteries of the Elizabethan Age.

In Elizabethan England, the queen's chief spymaster, Francis Walsingham, and his team of agents must maintain the highest levels of vigilance to ward off Catholic plots and an ever-present threat of invasion from Spain.

One agent in particular--a young Cambridge undergraduate of humble origins, controversial beliefs, and literary genius who goes by the name of Kit Marlowe--is relentless in his pursuit of intelligence for the Crown. When he is killed outside an inn in Deptford, his mysterious death becomes the subject of rumor and suspicion that are never satisfactorily resolved.

Years later, when Thomas Phelippes, a former colleague of Marlowe's, finds himself imprisoned in the Tower of London, there is one thing that might give him his freedom back. He must give the king every detail he is able to recall about his murdered friend's life--and death. But why is King James so fascinated about Kit Marlowe--and does Phelippes know enough to secure his own redemption?

Author: Alan Judd
ISBN-10: 1643139118
ISBN-13: 9781643139111
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2022
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/13/2021
Library Journal 01/01/2022 pg. 48
Booklist 02/15/2022 pg. 24