The Conscience of the King
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The Conscience of the King
Narrated by:
Michael Tudor Barnes
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Narrated by:
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Michael Tudor Barnes
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Martin Stephen
About this listen
An unknown Cambridge bookseller has obtained devastating correspondence between King James I and Robert Carr, and Gresham is the one man who can return the letters, saving the monarch from a potentially scandalous downfall.
Also in the bookseller's possession are two stolen manuscripts by Shakespeare, and as these plays contain a deadly secret, so too, does Gresham's mission.
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Critic reviews
"Standing history on its head, this is a real treat, both ingenious and supremely satisfying." ( Good Book Guide)
Robert Cecil, chief secretary to the king, summons the gentleman spy, Henry Gresham, to his death bed to give his arch enemy one final case.
An unknown Cambridge bookseller has obtained compromising correspondence between King James and Robert Carr, and Gresham is asked to recover the letters and return them saving the monarch from a scandalous downfall.
The Conscience of the King is a fast moving thriller with a well crafted plot, it is full of plots, cover-ups and conspiracy theories. It even examines who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare.
Some reviewers have questioned the way that fact and fiction have become blurred, in my view It should be enjoyed for what it is a a rollicking adventure and a great listen. Yet again the narration and characterisation are excellent.
Gresham does it again.
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