Martin Marbeck 01 Marbeck and the Double-Dealer

From the author of the successful Thomas the Falconer mysteries comes a new historical series featuring Elizabethan intelligencer Martin Marbeck . . . 1600: a new century dawns. War with Spain has dragged on for fifteen years, the conflict in Ireland for six. Unease stalks England in the dying years of Elizabeth I’s reign, and Elizabethan intelligencer Martin Marbeck is bored. Then a message from his spymaster, Sir Robert Cecil arrives: the existence of a spy has been discovered, code-named Morera, and Marbeck must uncover the true identity of this traitor quickly, before rumours of the young King Philip III forming a new Armada prove themselves to be true.Review"A gripping, entertaining page-turner.” Booklist Starred Review of Marbeck and the Double-Dealer“Pilkington’s brisk pacing and gift at descriptions will make this a welcome addition” Publishers Weekly on Marbeck and the Double-Dealer“Pilkington introduces an intriguing new hero in the dashing Marbeck in an eventful tale packed with the usual Elizabethan minutiae” Kirkus Reviews on Marback and The Double-DealerAbout the AuthorJohn Pilkington, has written plays for radio and theatre as well as television scripts for the BBC. Born in Lancashire, he now lives in Devon.