

Intrigue, conspiracy, and murder in Elizabethan England. London, 1594: After the Queen's physician is executed for treason, Dr. Nicholas Shelby and his wife Bianca flee accusations of conspiracy. Pursued by Crown agents, they seek refuge in Padua, joined by the enigmatic...

From the CWA Historical Dagger Award-nominated author of The Angel's Mark and The Serpent's Mark The Elizabethan world is in flux. Radical new ideas are challenging the old. But the quest for knowledge can lead down dangerous paths... London, 1594. The Queen's physician has been...


