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Paperback. The Armada is coming.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy
1588. In Lisbon the great Spanish Armada prepares to set sail for England. Along the coast of the Low Countries, the army of the Duke of Parma readies itself for embarkation. Threat is imminent. Yet behind it is a darker and more secretive game, one of espionage and murder, of treachery and deceit. The stiletto-blade to the back, the poison in the chalice, the tortuerer's rack in the dungeon. This is the realm of the spy. And at its heart is the legendary Elizabethan spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. One-by-one his intelligence sources ... Read more
1588. In Lisbon the great Spanish Armada prepares to set sail for England. Along the coast of the Low Countries, the army of the Duke of Parma readies itself for embarkation. Threat is imminent. Yet behind it is a darker and more secretive game, one of espionage and murder, of treachery and deceit. The stiletto-blade to the back, the poison in the chalice, the tortuerer's rack in the dungeon. This is the realm of the spy. And at its heart is the legendary Elizabethan spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. One-by-one his intelligence sources ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848540033
SKU
KST0013176
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About James Jackson
James Jackson has written four previous thrillers, including the acclaimed Blood Rock and Pilgrim, available in John Murray paperback. His non-fiction works include The Counter-Terrorist Handbook. A former political risk consultant and a postgraduate in military studies, he is also a qualified barrister and member of the Inner Temple. He lives in London.
Reviews for Realm
'This is history - and terrific history - on every page'
Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal