The Marlowe Conspiracy (58 page)

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Authors: M.G. Scarsbrook

Tags: #Mystery, #Classics, #plays, #Shakespeare

 

"A delightful romp... Both Marlowe and Shakespeare are fully realized, very likable characters... Scarsbrook does a masterful job of describing an England on the verge of the seventeenth century."

-- Historical Novel Review

 

"A colorful tale that cleverly coordinates fact and rumor... The story could very well stand on its own, even without the historical tie-in, as a well-written piece of historical fiction."

-- Stimulated Outlet Book Reviews

 

"This story weaves historic details about the life of playwright Christopher "Kit" Marlowe and his contemporaries into a compelling tale of political intrigue."

-- Publishers Weekly

 

"A lively and entertaining adventure tale... most enjoyable."

--The Marlowe Society

About The Author

 

 

MATTHEW GRAHAM SCARSBROOK is a prize-winning screenwriter and novelist. He recently adapted
The Marlowe Conspiracy
into a script and won the nationwide Writers On The Storm Screenwriting Contest, placing first out of 1000 entries. He is also the author of
Poison In The Blood: The Memoirs of Lucrezia Borgia
, a mystery / thriller set in renaissance Rome during the reign of the Borgias. Matthew now lives in Southern California and is currently at work on a new detective series.

 

To learn more, please visit his website:

 

www.mgscarsbrook.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright

 

 

Published by Red Herring, London

 

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

 

Copyright 2010 by M. G. Scarsbrook

 

All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission. For more information, please contact the author at
[email protected]

 

www.mgscarsbrook.com

 

Selected type was set using the free font Priory by www.1001freefonts.com. The free software package GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) was used in the graphical design process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

About The Book

About The Author

Map of England

Map of London

Prologue

Act I

Scene One

Scene Two

Scene Three

Scene Four

Scene Five

Scene Six

Scene Seven

Scene Eight

Scene Nine

Scene Ten

Scene Eleven

Scene Twelve

Scene Thirteen

Scene Fourteen

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Scene Fifteen

Scene Sixteen

Scene Seventeen

Scene Eighteen

Scene Nineteen

Scene Twenty

Act V

Author’s Note

Poison In The Blood: An Excerpt

Copyright

About The Book

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