A Tip for the Hangman: A Novel

ISBN-13: 9780593311349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 384 str.

Allison Epstein

Recenzje

Marlowe s story as the playwright may have told it himself: full of adventure, fun and murder. BookRiot

A clever concoction of genres, with a generous helping of historical fiction, espionage, class critique, and theatrical flair. . . Epstein vividly conjures up the world of Elizabethan theater . . . and adds on top a genuinely compelling spy story, creating an exuberant, irreverent romp. Crime Reads

Epstein presents Marlowe as supremely capable, something of a trickster, a consummate liar, a fiendish lover and someone capable of murder . . . The suspense is palpable. . . . Epstein breathes life into a celebrated figure. The New York Times Book Review

This fizzy debut is a Tudor espionage tale, set among spies close to Mary, Queen of Scots. One of them is Christopher Marlowe, whose spy work bankrolls a rather promising theater career. The Chicago Tribune, 25 Books We Can t Wait to Read in 2021

Draws you into a morally convoluted world of spies, treason, politics, romance and murder. With a witty, captivating protagonist and fast-paced adventure, it s the sort of book you should never pick up before bedtime lest you look out the window to see the sun rising. This is easily one of 2021 s best historical fiction books to date. The Michigan Daily

Thrilling and romantic. . . . Epstein successfully evokes both the beauty and the brutality of 16th-century England. Historical Novel Society

Epstein s diverting debut gallivants through Elizabethan England. . . . A fun escapade. Publishers Weekly

O autorze

ALLISON EPSTEIN earned her MFA in fiction from Northwestern University and a BA in creative writing and Renaissance literature from the University of Michigan. A Michigan native, she now lives in Chicago, where she works as a copywriter for clients in higher education and the arts. When not writing, she enjoys good theater, bad puns, and fancy jackets.  A Tip for the Hangman is her first novel.