The year is 1587. One of Queen Elizabeth's cousins is found murdered, her flesh marked with profane symbols. A plot to assassinate Sir Francis Drake, England's most famous sea warrior, is discovered. One man is charged with the desperate task of solving both cases: John Shakespeare. Shadowed by his rival, the Queen's chief torturer, Shakespeare travels through an underworld of spies, sorcerers, whores, and theater people-including his younger brother,...

One by one, members of the secret IRA splinter group known as the Sons of Erin are being murdered. The consequences are greater than anyone realizes. For in these actions lies the destruction of two governments --- and the fall of the Irish peace process. Former IRA terrorists Sean Dillon and U.S. presidential aide Blake Johnson have been recruited to stop this unknown assassin whose motive --- and identity --- is unfathomable. Quickly, quietly, before...