TY - BOOK AU - Brandreth,Benet TI - The spy of Venice T2 - A William Shakespeare novel SN - 9781785770371 AV - PR6102.R365 S69 2016 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - twenty7 KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Venice (Italy) KW - History KW - 1508-1797 KW - Fiction KW - Assassins KW - fast KW - Venice KW - Great Britain KW - Histor KW - James I, 1603-1625 KW - Italy KW - London (England) KW - 16th century KW - Thrillers (Fictiion) KW - lcgft KW - Thrillers (Fiction) KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd KW - Suspense fiction N1 - "A William Shakespeare novel"--Cover; Also issued online N2 - HISTORICAL FICTION. When he's caught out by one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune. Cast adrift in London, Will falls in with a band of players - but greater men have their eye on this talented young wordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance, and Will finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial embassy. Dazzled by the city's masques - and its beauties - Will little realises the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins would stop at nothing to end his mission on the point of their sharpened knives, and lurking in the shadows is a killer as clever as he is cruel. Suspenseful, seductive and as sharp as an assassin's blade, The Spy of Venice introduces a major new literary talent ER -