A Fine Madness

Poet, playwright, student, spy

At the heart of this spy novel stands the mercurial, enigmatic figure of Christopher Marlowe, whose premature death in a tavern brawl has proven an enduring mystery. Alan Judd takes the idea that the playwright was drawn into the dangerous spy rings of 'lizabethan 'ngland as his jumping off point, drawing on the real records of Marlowe’s death and the secret service to craft a gripping story.