Holy Spy (John Shakespeare [Publication Order] #7) by Rory Clements

In London's smoky taverns, a conspiracy is brewing: 

a group of wealthy young Catholic dissidents plot assassinate Elizabeth, free Mary Queen of Scots -- and open England to Spanish invasion. But confident, brash and careless, the conspirators have been infiltrated by Sir Francis Walsingham's top intelligencer, John Shakespeare.

Shakespeare, however, is torn: the woman he loves stands accused of murder. In a desperate race against time he must battle to save her from the noose while simultaneously spinning a web of deception to ensnare the traitors. The odds seem impossible, until it dawns on him that the investigations are inextricably linked -- by corruption very close to the seat of power . . .

In this tense and pulse-racing spy thriller, Rory Clements takes us into the very heart of one of the most dangerous conspiracies that ever faced the realm.

Genres: Historical Fiction - Mystery - Crime - Thriller - Historical Mystery - Tudor Period - Historical Thriller - British Author