Includes BONUS short story For fans of C J Sansom and S J Parris‎,‎ THE QUEEN‎'‎S MAN introduces the Queen‎'‎s Spy John Shakespeare in the prequel to Rory Clements‎'‎ acclaimed and bestselling series of Tudor spy thrillers‎.‎ Clements‎,‎ winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award‎,‎ ‎'‎does for Elizabeth‎'‎s reign what C‎.‎J‎.‎ Sansom does for Henry VIII‎'‎s‎'‎ Sunday Times England is a Judas nest of conspiracy It is 1582‎,‎ and the conflict between Protestant and Catholic threatens to tear the country in two‎.‎ While Queen Elizabeth I holds the reins of power‎,‎ there are those whose loyalty lies with her imprisoned cousin‎,‎ Mary Queen of Scots‎.‎ On his first major mission for Sir Francis Walsingham‎,‎ the young John Shakespeare is ordered to discover a conspiracy to free the Stuart queen from Sheffield Castle‎.‎ All too soon‎,‎ he realises that the tentacles of the plot reach deep into his native Warwickshire and threaten his own friends and family‎.‎ His duty lies with Elizabeth ‎- but how far will he go to protect those he loves‎?‎