Synopsis
From the author of The Angel's Mark, a CWA Dagger longlisted novel and a Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019
'S.W. Perry's ingeniously plotted novels have become my favourite historical crime series.' S. G. MacLean, author of The Seeker series
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Treason sleeps for no man...
London, 1591. Nicholas Shelby, physician and reluctant spy, returns to his old haunts on London's lawless Bankside. But, when spymaster Robert Cecil asks him to investigate the dubious practices of a mysterious doctor from Switzerland, Nicholas is soon embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens not just the life of an innocent young patient, but the overthrow of Queen Elizabeth herself.
With fellow healer and mistress of the Jackdaw tavern, Bianca Merton, again at his side, Nicholas is drawn into a sinister world of zealots, charlatans and dangerous fanatics...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 9781786494962
- Number of pages: 432
- Dimensions: 235 x 165 x 37 mm
- Weight: 720g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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A gripping historical crime drama
What a beautifully made novel, inside and out. The hard cover has a deep purple colour with gold letters on the spine. It feels nice to hold and to read. ... READ MORE
Intriguing historical fiction
Although this book is the second book in a series written by S.W Perry, it can be read as a stand-alone. I won this book and never read the first book but ... READ MORE
Enjoyable and easy to read Elizabethan mystery
The Serpents Mark is a mystery tale set in England in the 1590's, it is a story of conspiracy, religious zealotry, plot & murder.
If you have read the firs... READ MORE
An unexpectedly great read
From the cover I wouldn't have picked this book but as I won a copy I gave it a shot. I wasn't really expecting to get into it. It did take a while to figu... READ MORE
Good read
I really enjoyed reading this book. Straight from the start I was gripped and can't wait to finish it.
Intrigue? Most Definitely.
So, I went into this thinking it was going to be a typical historical fiction- all facts, not much plot. But, in the 32 pages I read, I honestly want to kn... READ MORE
Gripping and atmospheric historical crime mystery
It was a real pleasure to be reunited with Nicholas and Bianca to whom readers were introduced in the first book in the series, The Angel’s Mark (which I t... READ MORE
Treason, medicine and religion in Elizabethan England
In Elizabethan times, treason was easy to commit, or at least be accused of with little provocation. In this second book featuring Nicholas Shelby, a physi... READ MORE
Good Historical Mystery
This is the second book in the Jackdaw Mysteries and although I haven't read the first book in this series by S.W. Perry, 'The Angel's Mark'. I think I wou... READ MORE
Mystery Thriller
Proves to be a medical mystery thriller that will carry readers through the Elizabethan medical world with a modern thinking Dr. Nicholas Shelby at the cen... READ MORE
Great historical fiction!!
This book is a bit of a slow burner, I didn't expect to love the book not being used to the Historical Fiction Genre but I actually did. The book was very ... READ MORE
High stakes and historical detail
The Serpent’s Mark is set in 1591 and follows Nicholas Shelby - a grieving and discredited physician, and Bianca Merton - an Italian Catholic who runs the ... READ MORE
good
it not a bad read
A pleasant historical reading
Nicholas Shelby is a doctor during Elizabethan era, who ends up not doing much medical work, while caught up in a treason. I must confess I was expecting m... READ MORE
Excellent Book
Having read The Angel's Mark some time ago I was delighted to find that the author S W Perry had brought out another outstanding story ......another histo... READ MORE
Elementary
Nick, bereaved and bereft after His wife and child have died, has returned to his childhood home. Here his father nurtures nick back to an understanding ... READ MORE
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