MARTYR
Book ID/图书代码： 12691008B29535
English Summary/英文概要： In a burnt-out house, one of Queen Elizabeth’s aristocratic cousins is found murdered, her body desecrated with profane symbols.
At the same time, a plot to assassinate Sir Francis Drake, England’s dread sea warrior, is discovered – a plot which, if successful, could leave the country defenseless against Spanish invasion.
One man is charged with the desperate task of solving both cases: John Shakespeare, chief intelligencer in Sir Francis Walsingham’s spy network.
The year is 1587. Mary Queen of Scots awaits execution, Spain amasses the mightiest fleet the world has seen and England is riven by fear and tyranny. Shakespeare, whose young brother Will is a struggling poet and player, must delve into a dark underworld of spies, whores and sorcerers – shadowed all the while by his brutal rival, the Queen’s appointed torturer. With a zealous killer stalking the streets, John Shakespeare realises with horror that he and the woman he loves may themselves become martyrs to a passion for murder.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 爱惊悚，爱历史的朋友不容错过的一本新书！ 此书是以历史舞台为背景的犯罪惊悚小说。讲述16世纪伊丽莎白女王时期，作者独创人物约翰·莎士比亚精彩刺激的悬疑、探案故事！
让读者厌倦的书，是作者的过失。
对于自己的作品，他一直有坚定的信心！
无人知晓的影子在暗处蠢蠢欲动……
伊丽莎白女王的一位贵族表亲被人谋杀在一栋废弃的房屋，少女的尸体上留有一处异教徒标记；
凶手是谁？
刺杀英国皇家海盗弗朗茨·德雷克的阴谋浮出水面；
如得逞的话，西班牙将成功占领英格兰！
何人主谋？
1587年，苏格兰女王玛丽正待斩首，西班牙舰队蓄势待发，英格兰国土危难重重！
调查员约翰·莎士比亚（John Shakespeare）接手了以上两桩艰巨的任务。
追踪寻迹，他来到社会的底层，和那里的间谍、巫师、娼妓、剧团人员打交道。期间，莎士比亚被刑讯女王不怀好意的拷问者尾随跟踪……
不久，他利用所得线索，逐渐熟知整个阴谋。复杂、惊人、令人想象不到的恐惧……
更可怕的是，凶手悄悄逼近莎士比亚和他的爱人，他们会成为这场灾难的牺牲者吗？(ZY)
Awards/获奖情况：此系列將由英國專門製作戲劇的曼摩斯影業(Mammoth Screen)改編成電視影集(Mammoth Screen is developing a television series based on the John Shakespeare novels by Rory Clements.
The cutting edge film-makers - the only independent production company in last year’s prestigious Top 100
fastest growing UK firms - has had huge hits recently, including Endeavour, Falcón and Parade’s End.) 2009 伦敦书展好书推荐
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“绝对出色的处女作！人物、行为、细节描写都非常实体化！”---Publishers Weekly
“情节复杂，铺垫精密的阴谋，可读性很强！”---Library Journal
“令人印象深刻的处女作！完美的情节设定，从新角度再现16世纪伦敦的动荡历史！”---Book
‘Impressive debut novel…Rory Clements brings sixteenth-century London to life in this well-plotted historical mystery. With Elizabeth I enjoying a twenty-first-century renaissance, this one could attract a large audience.’
— Barbara Bibel, Booklist
’Excellent debut…the characters, action and period detail are all solid.’
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
2009: MARTYR shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger long-listed author of special merit for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award.
About the Author/作者介绍： Author Rory Clements has had a long and successful newspaper career including being Features Editor and Associate Editor of Today, Editor of the Daily Mail’s Good Health Pages and, most recently, Editor of the health section at the Evening Standard He is now writing full-time in an idyllic corner of Norfolk.
’I have a healthy obsession with the 16th century,’ says Clements. ‘I love the world as it then was, the characters, the conspiracies and the extraordinary resolve of people who were willing to cast themselves adrift into uncharted oceans with no way of knowing whether they would ever return. I wanted to explore, too, the contrast between the barbarity of men like the licensed sadist Richard Topcliffe and the humanity of William Shakespeare, the glitter and glamour of Elizabeth’s court and the squalor of the streets. So different and yet so similar to the world we now inhabit with its religious tensions and great movements of people.’
罗里·克莱门特（Rory Clements），前任伦敦国家报刊记者。目前与家人定居英格兰诺福克。更多信息www.roryclements.com.
Format:电子手稿
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