<p>'Historical fiction at its most sumptuous' Rory Clements<br>'S. J. Parris fans will be pleased' Publishers Weekly<br>-----------------------------------------------------<br><br>The quest for knowledge can lead down dangerous paths...<br>London, 1594. The Queen's physician has been executed for treason, and conspiracy theories flood the streets. When Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and unwilling associate of spym...