The King's Chief Secretary wants Henry Gresham to investigate Sir Francis Bacon's private life. What Gresham uncovers is a conspiring clutch of Catholic lords and a trail of gunpowder underneath the Houses of Parliament.
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From the Back Cover:
Praise for Martin Stephen’s A Desperate Remedy
“Intrigue, highlife, and lowlife are brilliantly interwoven in a thriller that has a compelling vividness and pungency. The historical details are utterly convincing; one can see and smell Jacobean England and hear its inhabitants speaking. I do hope Sir Henry Gresham has a long life.” ---Lawrence James, author of Raj and The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
“Considerable effort has gone into the mucky detail of early seventeenth-century London, and the tale is moved on at high speed by Gresham’s well-timed revelations. Stephen has a good feel for the momentary decisions that can help to shape the course of history---as well, of course, as the cowardice, vainglory, and greed.” ---The Times [U.K.]
“A terrific book.” ---The Spectator [U.K.]
About the Author:
Martin Stephen is High Master of the Manchester Grammar School and author of fifteen titles on English literature and military history. "The Desperate Remedy" is his first novel.
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0786255390
- ISBN 13 9780786255399
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages492
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