Now and Then Stab

A Francis Bacon Mystery, Book 7

By: Anna Castle

Narrated by: Philip Battley

Spring, 1593. A ballad is posted in the heart of London inciting violence. The Lord Mayor offers 100 crowns for the name of the author. Thomas Clarady wants that money and drags Francis Bacon into the game. At first it’s just a riddle to be solved. Tom talks to poets, while Francis analyzes the verse.

Things take a dangerous turn when the authorities focus on two popular playmakers. One is cruelly tortured. Another is killed in dubious circumstances. Did he start a brawl that ended in tragedy? Or was he murdered by his dinner companions? The official story seems plausible, at first. But Tom doesn’t buy it. Distraught at the death of his friend, he refuses stop digging, uncovering a plot he should have left buried.

Francis Bacon and his team hazard their lives and reputations to determine the truth. Whether justice can ever be obtained is another matter.

©2021 Anna Castle (P)2021 Anna Castle

Another great Castle book - Bravo

This book features Christopher Marlowe as its central plot. As always, Anna Castle delivers. Another brilliant Francis Bacon book. Just as good as her Moriarty series, the Francis Bacon books bring the 1500s into sharp focus. I read everything she writes. Anna Castle please keep writing on this series. I simply must know more about Thomas, Trumpet and Francis Bacon. You make my day so much more intriguing.