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A Brood of Vipers

by Paul Doherty Book 4 in the Sir Roger Shallot Tudor Mysteries series.

First published 1994

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Spring 1523. Benjamin Daunbey and his rapscallion servant, Roger Shallot, are summoned to London. A Florentine envoy, Lord Francesco Abrizzi, has been murdered and King Henry is determined to unmask the perpetrators of this outrage.

In London, Shallot experiences King Henry's rage, the insults of the Abrizzis and a murderous attack. Shallot, a born coward, wants to crawl away and hide, but the King and Wolsey insist that he and Benjamin go to Florence, find Abrizzi's assassin, deliver a secret message, and bring back a Florentine painter. It sounds simple enough - but the reality is murderously different

Historical Periods

Reign of Henry VIII1509–1547 CE Italian Renaissancec. 1350–1600 CE

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Court & Political Fiction Crime & Mystery Exploration & Survival Fiction

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Henry VIII1491–1547

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