Dr. Rodrigo Lopez has been ordered to pick up Christopher Marlowe from
Cambridge and take him to London. Francis Walshingham, Elizabeth's
spymaster has a task for Marlowe. Marlowe and Lopez are to travel to
Malta and bring home a man there that knows much about a conspiracy to
put Mary, Queen of Scotland on the English throne. The problem is, the
man is in a very secure prison.
As their ship sets sail, Lopez informs Marlowe that it is entirely
possible that the man they are to rescue could be dead, and in turn they
really could be sacrificial lambs for Walshingham's plans. Getting to
Malta is not going to be easy, nor will it be easy to break their man
out of the prison. Marlowe is shocked when the man turns out to be a
woman!
The young woman also knows who her rescuers are because she has very
high connections back in England. Will Marlowe and Lopez be able to get
the woman back to England safely? Marlowe does manage to get her back
safely, but unfortunately Lopez is lost.
Now back in England Marlowe must work to defend himself from a murder
charge. How can he do that when there seem to be so many sides at play,
each pulling and pushing in various directions?
Author Phillip DePoy has Christopher Marlowe trying to solve this
mystery in what seems to be a maze. Every turn that he takes turns out
to be a dead end. As a result Marlowe has to turn back and begin
again. It takes numerous times before Marlowe gets things right.
All-in-all, a very good read.
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