Shakespeare's Rebel

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1599. London is on the brink of revolution... But John Lawley - England's finest swordsman - just wants to be left alone to win back the heart of the woman he loves. And to design the fight scenes for the magnificent new Globe theatre. But in order to remain free to help his old friend Will Shakespeare finish the play that threatens to destroy him, John must dodge the Earl of Essex and Robert Cecil - the two men closest to the Queen. John is doomed by his three devils: whisky, women and the Earl of Essex. And despite every effort to avoid the clutches of the Queen's court, John is dragged back into its intrigues and the hopeless war in Ireland. As a deadly game of power, politics and conspiracy ensues, one that reaches from an ambush in Ireland to an even greater menace in Whitehall, John might just be the man to save England from herself.

C.C. Humphreys was born in Toronto and grew up in Los Angeles and London. A third generation actor and writer on both sides of his family, he is married and lives on Salt Spring Island, Canada. www.cchumphreys.com

Especially powerful is the portrayal of Shakespeare as a real man, one who can bewitch the masses with his Hamlet yet cannot contain his sorrow for his own dead son * DAILY EXPRESS * An exciting adventure * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS * A good-natured swashbuckling historical romp * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST * A great tale, finely woven with action, palpably real characters and terrific twists of fate -- Simon Scarrow Cracking historical fiction ... A book that is a must have for all fans of the genre * FALCATA TIMES * "A good-natured swashbuckling historical romp" * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST * "[An] exciting adventure" * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *