Silent Court: 2 (A Kit Marlowe Mystery) - Hardcover

Sixteenth-century British Spy Christopher Marlowe travels incognito with a group of Egyptian players, and must investigate when a private performance of theirs ends in murder. By the author of Dark Entry.

Second in the thrilling new Kit Marlowe historical mystery series - November, 1583. Desperate not to let the Netherlands fall into the hands of Catholic Spain, the Queen's spymaster orders Cambridge scholar and novice spy Christopher Marlowe to go there to assist its beleaguered leader, William the Silent. However, travelling in disguise as part of a troupe of Egyptian players, Marlowe encounters trouble even before he leaves England. When the players make a detour to perform at the home of Dr John Dee, one of their tricks ends in tragedy - and an arrest for murder . . .