{"product_id":"the-spy-of-venice-a-william-shakespeare-mystery-9781643132662","title":"The Spy of Venice: A William Shakespeare Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen he is caught by his wife in one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune. Cast adrift in London, Will falls in with a band of players, but greater men have their eye on this talented young wordsmith. England's very survival hangs in the balance and Will finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial assignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDazzled by the city's masques and its beauties, he little realizes the peril in which he finds himself. Catholic assassins would stop at nothing to end his mission on the point of their sharpened knives--and lurking in the shadows is a killer as clever as he is cruel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspenseful, seductive, and as sharp as an assassin's blade, \u003cem\u003eThe Spy of Venice \u003c\/em\u003eintroduces a major new literary talent--thrilling if you've never read a word of Shakespeare and sublime if you have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrandreth, Benet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBenet Brandreth\u003c\/b\u003e, an expert on Shakespeare's language and times, is the rhetoric coach to the Royal Shakespeare Company. \u003ci\u003eThe Spy of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e was his debut novel. He lives in London.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856270528786,"sku":"9781643132662","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d17e72b6-bac1-4ff7-be1b-82c7f35c4306.jpg?v=1737501413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spy-of-venice-a-william-shakespeare-mystery-9781643132662","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}