In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or recknynge' - long regarded as dubious.
Charles Nicholl has written two travel books, The Fruit Palace and Borderlines; a study of Elizabethan alchemy, The Chemical Theatre, and a biography of the pamphleteer Thomas Nashe, A Cup of News. He has also written a reconstruction of Sir Walter Ralegh's search for El Dorado, The Creature in the Map, and Somebody Else, which won the 1998 Hawthornden Prize. His work has appeared in Granta, Rolling Stone and the Independent.
An absorbing detective story with many twists and dark secrets. It
is a passionate tale that haunts the imagination
*Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year*
Remarkable...for the first time reveals the true mystery of his
death... Extraordinary
*The Times*
A book full of wit, scholarship and ingenuity... Extraordinary
*Irish Times*
A remarkable academic thriller, a brilliant recontruction
*Observer*
This book blows open the world of Elizabethan espionage, and
presents the most comprehensive case yet for disbelieving the
official inquest
*Independent*
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