The Richard Palmer: Investigator Quartet Chris Crowcroft chris@crowcroft.co.uk Book 1: Shakespeare in Trouble Book 2: Fire, Burn! Book 3: The Trouble with Words Book 4: Shakespeare's Heir Reviews Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Shakespeare in Trouble Amazon reviews I thoroughly enjoyed Shakespeare in Trouble - it's a page-turner by Shakespeare fanon 6 Oct. 2015 This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived! by Richard Lynamon 8 Oct. 2015 A highly enjoyable canter through late-Elizabethan England. by Josephine Walkeron 13 Oct. 2015 A highly plausible plot, nuanced by reference to the Dark Lady of the sonnets. I loved this gripping yarn. by A dark ladyon 18 Oct. 2015 Shakespeare on the run..... A 'page turner'. I romped through the book - difficult to put down. Characters sketched out clearly and simply and not overburdened with irrelevancy. Great sense of time and place that draws on the author's knowledge of Shakespeare and the period. Thrilling plot that is clearly linked to and cleverly uses historical fact and adds plausible speculation. Images that stick in the mind.. by Tony Son 23 Oct. 2015 It's tight-paced with plenty of action well-written and researched, with a corkscrew plot. A good read. by Amazon Customeron 24 Oct. 2015 A stunning debut His sleuth, Richard Palmer, has a touch of the Daniel Craigs - tough, resourceful, laconic but with a back-story which fuels just the right level of latent resentment. This is a superb debut, and I hope it will be followed swiftly by another Palmer tale. by John McLarenon 25 Oct. 2015 A must-read for anyone who has an interest in the Bard’s personal life as alluded to in his sonnets I have to declare a personal interest, in as much as Emilia Bassano, my first cousin 12 times removed, Rowse’s candidate for the Dark Lady, is partly the cause of the trouble. Having fled London Will is pursued to Stratford by a government agent who would like to question him over his agreeing, on the eve of rebellion, to the Earl of Essex’s commission to resurrect the play of Richard 11 with its insurrection plot and usurpation of the crown by Bolingbroke. This revival was intended as a rabble rouser to Essex’s cause against the ageing and increasingly unpopular Elizabeth 1. As we know, it failed and Essex and Shakespeare’s Patron, Southampton were tried and found guilty. I read this book in two days; rather unusual for me these days. by Peter Bassanoon 10 April 2016 Blog reviews It's an entertaining and amusing read and a definitely strong addition to the canon of historical crime thrillers. May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so. by Andy Sawyer, Reviews Editor, Foundation https://anotherwards.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/shakespeare-in-trouble/on 10 Oct. 2015 An enormously entertaining read by Simon Buteux on 24 Nov. 2015 Accidentally caught up in the events of the Essex Rebellion against an ageing Queen Elizabeth is down-on-his-luck 'investigator' Richard Palmer. Do the sonnets of actor/playwright and aspiring gentleman William Shakespeare implicate him in treason? Who put his company up to staging Richard II - where a king is deposed and murdered - on the eve of the rebellion? Chief Minister Robert Cecil wants to know, and Palmer is his man in the seedy, dangerous and paranoid world of a queen without an obvious heir. Shakespeare is in trouble. This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6). I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon... Reviews in print An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016 Fire, Burn! Amazon reviews Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016 Other reviews Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016 The Trouble with Words Amazon reviews Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016 Shakespeare's Heir an excellent, often moving historical novel... Crowcroft’s deep knowledge of the period is always lightly and entertainingly handled. Less of an “investigation” than the previous books, Shakespeare’s Heir is Richard Palmer trying to make sense of his own life and to understand the part that Shakespeare played in it. While the secondary characters, and indeed William Davenant himself will hardly be familiar to the average reader it is probably best to give yourself a real treat and read the four books in order. We are guided skilfully through the network of historical events and characters. Palmer is the kind of antihero I like: sardonic, with a romantic soft-centre. Crowcroft says goodbye to his character in a novel which allows us to observe the great events of the time. The humour of the previous books remains, even as the final chapter brought a certain moistness to even these cynical eyes. Crowcroft knows his stuff but even better he knows how to tell it. Well recommended! by Andy Sawyer, literary commentator and editoron 4 Dec. 2018 ORDER NOW 1. Order from publisher Shakespeare in TroublePaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2015ISBN: 978-1-930301-28-9Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 200 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2015Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. < Fire Burn!Paperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2016ISBN: 978-1-910301-34-0Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 220 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2016Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. The Trouble with WordsPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2017ISBN: 978-1-910301-42-5Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 230 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2017Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. Shakespeare's HeirPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2018ISBN: 978-1-910301-59-3Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 240 ppPub. date: 22 Oct. 2018Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. 2. Order via Amazon Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Back to top of page Copyright (c) Christopher Crowcroft,
Chris Crowcroft chris@crowcroft.co.uk Book 1: Shakespeare in Trouble Book 2: Fire, Burn! Book 3: The Trouble with Words Book 4: Shakespeare's Heir Reviews Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Shakespeare in Trouble Amazon reviews I thoroughly enjoyed Shakespeare in Trouble - it's a page-turner by Shakespeare fanon 6 Oct. 2015 This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived! by Richard Lynamon 8 Oct. 2015 A highly enjoyable canter through late-Elizabethan England. by Josephine Walkeron 13 Oct. 2015 A highly plausible plot, nuanced by reference to the Dark Lady of the sonnets. I loved this gripping yarn. by A dark ladyon 18 Oct. 2015 Shakespeare on the run..... A 'page turner'. I romped through the book - difficult to put down. Characters sketched out clearly and simply and not overburdened with irrelevancy. Great sense of time and place that draws on the author's knowledge of Shakespeare and the period. Thrilling plot that is clearly linked to and cleverly uses historical fact and adds plausible speculation. Images that stick in the mind.. by Tony Son 23 Oct. 2015 It's tight-paced with plenty of action well-written and researched, with a corkscrew plot. A good read. by Amazon Customeron 24 Oct. 2015 A stunning debut His sleuth, Richard Palmer, has a touch of the Daniel Craigs - tough, resourceful, laconic but with a back-story which fuels just the right level of latent resentment. This is a superb debut, and I hope it will be followed swiftly by another Palmer tale. by John McLarenon 25 Oct. 2015 A must-read for anyone who has an interest in the Bard’s personal life as alluded to in his sonnets I have to declare a personal interest, in as much as Emilia Bassano, my first cousin 12 times removed, Rowse’s candidate for the Dark Lady, is partly the cause of the trouble. Having fled London Will is pursued to Stratford by a government agent who would like to question him over his agreeing, on the eve of rebellion, to the Earl of Essex’s commission to resurrect the play of Richard 11 with its insurrection plot and usurpation of the crown by Bolingbroke. This revival was intended as a rabble rouser to Essex’s cause against the ageing and increasingly unpopular Elizabeth 1. As we know, it failed and Essex and Shakespeare’s Patron, Southampton were tried and found guilty. I read this book in two days; rather unusual for me these days. by Peter Bassanoon 10 April 2016 Blog reviews It's an entertaining and amusing read and a definitely strong addition to the canon of historical crime thrillers. May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so. by Andy Sawyer, Reviews Editor, Foundation https://anotherwards.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/shakespeare-in-trouble/on 10 Oct. 2015 An enormously entertaining read by Simon Buteux on 24 Nov. 2015 Accidentally caught up in the events of the Essex Rebellion against an ageing Queen Elizabeth is down-on-his-luck 'investigator' Richard Palmer. Do the sonnets of actor/playwright and aspiring gentleman William Shakespeare implicate him in treason? Who put his company up to staging Richard II - where a king is deposed and murdered - on the eve of the rebellion? Chief Minister Robert Cecil wants to know, and Palmer is his man in the seedy, dangerous and paranoid world of a queen without an obvious heir. Shakespeare is in trouble. This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6). I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon... Reviews in print An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016 Fire, Burn! Amazon reviews Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016 Other reviews Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016 The Trouble with Words Amazon reviews Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016 Shakespeare's Heir an excellent, often moving historical novel... Crowcroft’s deep knowledge of the period is always lightly and entertainingly handled. Less of an “investigation” than the previous books, Shakespeare’s Heir is Richard Palmer trying to make sense of his own life and to understand the part that Shakespeare played in it. While the secondary characters, and indeed William Davenant himself will hardly be familiar to the average reader it is probably best to give yourself a real treat and read the four books in order. We are guided skilfully through the network of historical events and characters. Palmer is the kind of antihero I like: sardonic, with a romantic soft-centre. Crowcroft says goodbye to his character in a novel which allows us to observe the great events of the time. The humour of the previous books remains, even as the final chapter brought a certain moistness to even these cynical eyes. Crowcroft knows his stuff but even better he knows how to tell it. Well recommended! by Andy Sawyer, literary commentator and editoron 4 Dec. 2018 ORDER NOW 1. Order from publisher Shakespeare in TroublePaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2015ISBN: 978-1-930301-28-9Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 200 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2015Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. < Fire Burn!Paperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2016ISBN: 978-1-910301-34-0Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 220 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2016Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. The Trouble with WordsPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2017ISBN: 978-1-910301-42-5Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 230 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2017Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. Shakespeare's HeirPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2018ISBN: 978-1-910301-59-3Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 240 ppPub. date: 22 Oct. 2018Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. 2. Order via Amazon Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Back to top of page Copyright (c) Christopher Crowcroft,
chris@crowcroft.co.uk Book 1: Shakespeare in Trouble Book 2: Fire, Burn! Book 3: The Trouble with Words Book 4: Shakespeare's Heir Reviews Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Shakespeare in Trouble Amazon reviews I thoroughly enjoyed Shakespeare in Trouble - it's a page-turner by Shakespeare fanon 6 Oct. 2015 This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived! by Richard Lynamon 8 Oct. 2015 A highly enjoyable canter through late-Elizabethan England. by Josephine Walkeron 13 Oct. 2015 A highly plausible plot, nuanced by reference to the Dark Lady of the sonnets. I loved this gripping yarn. by A dark ladyon 18 Oct. 2015 Shakespeare on the run..... A 'page turner'. I romped through the book - difficult to put down. Characters sketched out clearly and simply and not overburdened with irrelevancy. Great sense of time and place that draws on the author's knowledge of Shakespeare and the period. Thrilling plot that is clearly linked to and cleverly uses historical fact and adds plausible speculation. Images that stick in the mind.. by Tony Son 23 Oct. 2015 It's tight-paced with plenty of action well-written and researched, with a corkscrew plot. A good read. by Amazon Customeron 24 Oct. 2015 A stunning debut His sleuth, Richard Palmer, has a touch of the Daniel Craigs - tough, resourceful, laconic but with a back-story which fuels just the right level of latent resentment. This is a superb debut, and I hope it will be followed swiftly by another Palmer tale. by John McLarenon 25 Oct. 2015 A must-read for anyone who has an interest in the Bard’s personal life as alluded to in his sonnets I have to declare a personal interest, in as much as Emilia Bassano, my first cousin 12 times removed, Rowse’s candidate for the Dark Lady, is partly the cause of the trouble. Having fled London Will is pursued to Stratford by a government agent who would like to question him over his agreeing, on the eve of rebellion, to the Earl of Essex’s commission to resurrect the play of Richard 11 with its insurrection plot and usurpation of the crown by Bolingbroke. This revival was intended as a rabble rouser to Essex’s cause against the ageing and increasingly unpopular Elizabeth 1. As we know, it failed and Essex and Shakespeare’s Patron, Southampton were tried and found guilty. I read this book in two days; rather unusual for me these days. by Peter Bassanoon 10 April 2016 Blog reviews It's an entertaining and amusing read and a definitely strong addition to the canon of historical crime thrillers. May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so. by Andy Sawyer, Reviews Editor, Foundation https://anotherwards.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/shakespeare-in-trouble/on 10 Oct. 2015 An enormously entertaining read by Simon Buteux on 24 Nov. 2015 Accidentally caught up in the events of the Essex Rebellion against an ageing Queen Elizabeth is down-on-his-luck 'investigator' Richard Palmer. Do the sonnets of actor/playwright and aspiring gentleman William Shakespeare implicate him in treason? Who put his company up to staging Richard II - where a king is deposed and murdered - on the eve of the rebellion? Chief Minister Robert Cecil wants to know, and Palmer is his man in the seedy, dangerous and paranoid world of a queen without an obvious heir. Shakespeare is in trouble. This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6). I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon... Reviews in print An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016 Fire, Burn! Amazon reviews Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016 Other reviews Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016 The Trouble with Words Amazon reviews Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016 Shakespeare's Heir an excellent, often moving historical novel... Crowcroft’s deep knowledge of the period is always lightly and entertainingly handled. Less of an “investigation” than the previous books, Shakespeare’s Heir is Richard Palmer trying to make sense of his own life and to understand the part that Shakespeare played in it. While the secondary characters, and indeed William Davenant himself will hardly be familiar to the average reader it is probably best to give yourself a real treat and read the four books in order. We are guided skilfully through the network of historical events and characters. Palmer is the kind of antihero I like: sardonic, with a romantic soft-centre. Crowcroft says goodbye to his character in a novel which allows us to observe the great events of the time. The humour of the previous books remains, even as the final chapter brought a certain moistness to even these cynical eyes. Crowcroft knows his stuff but even better he knows how to tell it. Well recommended! by Andy Sawyer, literary commentator and editoron 4 Dec. 2018 ORDER NOW 1. Order from publisher Shakespeare in TroublePaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2015ISBN: 978-1-930301-28-9Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 200 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2015Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. < Fire Burn!Paperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2016ISBN: 978-1-910301-34-0Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 220 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2016Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. The Trouble with WordsPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2017ISBN: 978-1-910301-42-5Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 230 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2017Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. Shakespeare's HeirPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2018ISBN: 978-1-910301-59-3Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 240 ppPub. date: 22 Oct. 2018Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. 2. Order via Amazon Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Back to top of page Copyright (c) Christopher Crowcroft,
Book 1: Shakespeare in Trouble Book 2: Fire, Burn! Book 3: The Trouble with Words Book 4: Shakespeare's Heir Reviews Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Shakespeare in Trouble Amazon reviews I thoroughly enjoyed Shakespeare in Trouble - it's a page-turner by Shakespeare fanon 6 Oct. 2015 This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived! by Richard Lynamon 8 Oct. 2015 A highly enjoyable canter through late-Elizabethan England. by Josephine Walkeron 13 Oct. 2015 A highly plausible plot, nuanced by reference to the Dark Lady of the sonnets. I loved this gripping yarn. by A dark ladyon 18 Oct. 2015 Shakespeare on the run..... A 'page turner'. I romped through the book - difficult to put down. Characters sketched out clearly and simply and not overburdened with irrelevancy. Great sense of time and place that draws on the author's knowledge of Shakespeare and the period. Thrilling plot that is clearly linked to and cleverly uses historical fact and adds plausible speculation. Images that stick in the mind.. by Tony Son 23 Oct. 2015 It's tight-paced with plenty of action well-written and researched, with a corkscrew plot. A good read. by Amazon Customeron 24 Oct. 2015 A stunning debut His sleuth, Richard Palmer, has a touch of the Daniel Craigs - tough, resourceful, laconic but with a back-story which fuels just the right level of latent resentment. This is a superb debut, and I hope it will be followed swiftly by another Palmer tale. by John McLarenon 25 Oct. 2015 A must-read for anyone who has an interest in the Bard’s personal life as alluded to in his sonnets I have to declare a personal interest, in as much as Emilia Bassano, my first cousin 12 times removed, Rowse’s candidate for the Dark Lady, is partly the cause of the trouble. Having fled London Will is pursued to Stratford by a government agent who would like to question him over his agreeing, on the eve of rebellion, to the Earl of Essex’s commission to resurrect the play of Richard 11 with its insurrection plot and usurpation of the crown by Bolingbroke. This revival was intended as a rabble rouser to Essex’s cause against the ageing and increasingly unpopular Elizabeth 1. As we know, it failed and Essex and Shakespeare’s Patron, Southampton were tried and found guilty. I read this book in two days; rather unusual for me these days. by Peter Bassanoon 10 April 2016 Blog reviews It's an entertaining and amusing read and a definitely strong addition to the canon of historical crime thrillers. May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so. by Andy Sawyer, Reviews Editor, Foundation https://anotherwards.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/shakespeare-in-trouble/on 10 Oct. 2015 An enormously entertaining read by Simon Buteux on 24 Nov. 2015 Accidentally caught up in the events of the Essex Rebellion against an ageing Queen Elizabeth is down-on-his-luck 'investigator' Richard Palmer. Do the sonnets of actor/playwright and aspiring gentleman William Shakespeare implicate him in treason? Who put his company up to staging Richard II - where a king is deposed and murdered - on the eve of the rebellion? Chief Minister Robert Cecil wants to know, and Palmer is his man in the seedy, dangerous and paranoid world of a queen without an obvious heir. Shakespeare is in trouble. This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6). I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon... Reviews in print An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016 Fire, Burn! Amazon reviews Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016 Other reviews Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016 The Trouble with Words Amazon reviews Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016 Shakespeare's Heir an excellent, often moving historical novel... Crowcroft’s deep knowledge of the period is always lightly and entertainingly handled. Less of an “investigation” than the previous books, Shakespeare’s Heir is Richard Palmer trying to make sense of his own life and to understand the part that Shakespeare played in it. While the secondary characters, and indeed William Davenant himself will hardly be familiar to the average reader it is probably best to give yourself a real treat and read the four books in order. We are guided skilfully through the network of historical events and characters. Palmer is the kind of antihero I like: sardonic, with a romantic soft-centre. Crowcroft says goodbye to his character in a novel which allows us to observe the great events of the time. The humour of the previous books remains, even as the final chapter brought a certain moistness to even these cynical eyes. Crowcroft knows his stuff but even better he knows how to tell it. Well recommended! by Andy Sawyer, literary commentator and editoron 4 Dec. 2018 ORDER NOW 1. Order from publisher Shakespeare in TroublePaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2015ISBN: 978-1-930301-28-9Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 200 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2015Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. < Fire Burn!Paperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2016ISBN: 978-1-910301-34-0Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 220 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2016Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. 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I thoroughly enjoyed Shakespeare in Trouble - it's a page-turner by Shakespeare fanon 6 Oct. 2015 This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived! by Richard Lynamon 8 Oct. 2015 A highly enjoyable canter through late-Elizabethan England. by Josephine Walkeron 13 Oct. 2015 A highly plausible plot, nuanced by reference to the Dark Lady of the sonnets. I loved this gripping yarn. by A dark ladyon 18 Oct. 2015 Shakespeare on the run..... A 'page turner'. I romped through the book - difficult to put down. Characters sketched out clearly and simply and not overburdened with irrelevancy. Great sense of time and place that draws on the author's knowledge of Shakespeare and the period. Thrilling plot that is clearly linked to and cleverly uses historical fact and adds plausible speculation. Images that stick in the mind.. by Tony Son 23 Oct. 2015 It's tight-paced with plenty of action well-written and researched, with a corkscrew plot. A good read. by Amazon Customeron 24 Oct. 2015 A stunning debut His sleuth, Richard Palmer, has a touch of the Daniel Craigs - tough, resourceful, laconic but with a back-story which fuels just the right level of latent resentment. This is a superb debut, and I hope it will be followed swiftly by another Palmer tale. by John McLarenon 25 Oct. 2015 A must-read for anyone who has an interest in the Bard’s personal life as alluded to in his sonnets I have to declare a personal interest, in as much as Emilia Bassano, my first cousin 12 times removed, Rowse’s candidate for the Dark Lady, is partly the cause of the trouble. Having fled London Will is pursued to Stratford by a government agent who would like to question him over his agreeing, on the eve of rebellion, to the Earl of Essex’s commission to resurrect the play of Richard 11 with its insurrection plot and usurpation of the crown by Bolingbroke. This revival was intended as a rabble rouser to Essex’s cause against the ageing and increasingly unpopular Elizabeth 1. As we know, it failed and Essex and Shakespeare’s Patron, Southampton were tried and found guilty. I read this book in two days; rather unusual for me these days. by Peter Bassanoon 10 April 2016
This alone makes a transfer to other media easy to imagine and probably inevitable. Shakespeare's Sherlock has arrived!
It's an entertaining and amusing read and a definitely strong addition to the canon of historical crime thrillers. May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so. by Andy Sawyer, Reviews Editor, Foundation https://anotherwards.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/shakespeare-in-trouble/on 10 Oct. 2015 An enormously entertaining read by Simon Buteux on 24 Nov. 2015 Accidentally caught up in the events of the Essex Rebellion against an ageing Queen Elizabeth is down-on-his-luck 'investigator' Richard Palmer. Do the sonnets of actor/playwright and aspiring gentleman William Shakespeare implicate him in treason? Who put his company up to staging Richard II - where a king is deposed and murdered - on the eve of the rebellion? Chief Minister Robert Cecil wants to know, and Palmer is his man in the seedy, dangerous and paranoid world of a queen without an obvious heir. Shakespeare is in trouble. This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6). I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon... Reviews in print An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016 Fire, Burn! Amazon reviews Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016 Other reviews Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016 The Trouble with Words Amazon reviews Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016 Shakespeare's Heir an excellent, often moving historical novel... Crowcroft’s deep knowledge of the period is always lightly and entertainingly handled. Less of an “investigation” than the previous books, Shakespeare’s Heir is Richard Palmer trying to make sense of his own life and to understand the part that Shakespeare played in it. While the secondary characters, and indeed William Davenant himself will hardly be familiar to the average reader it is probably best to give yourself a real treat and read the four books in order. We are guided skilfully through the network of historical events and characters. Palmer is the kind of antihero I like: sardonic, with a romantic soft-centre. Crowcroft says goodbye to his character in a novel which allows us to observe the great events of the time. The humour of the previous books remains, even as the final chapter brought a certain moistness to even these cynical eyes. Crowcroft knows his stuff but even better he knows how to tell it. Well recommended! by Andy Sawyer, literary commentator and editoron 4 Dec. 2018
May we see Palmer on another case? I hope so.
An enormously entertaining read
This is an enormously entertaining read, where history and fiction are deftly woven together in a very satisfying mix of thriller, detective story, literary mystery and - particularly effective - courtroom drama. Crowcroft is clearly a Shakespeare scholar who has immersed himself in the details of his life and times, but he wears the scholarship lightly, and both Shakespeare and his pursuer come across as real flesh-and-blood people, both too with quite a 'back story', The evocation of Shakespeare's Stratford and of his family there is brilliantly done and very convincing (as is the state of the roads - never more will I complain about the M6).
I, for one, hope that there will be another case for Richard Palmer soon...
An intriguing twist to the Shakespeare tale. Simon Tait, editor, ai Magazine p.12 issue 329. May 2016
Palmer has gown slyer,craftier, harder......ever more compelling and fascinating. Shakespeare in Trouble was brilliant, but this is even better. Crowcroft is on a roll. by John McLarenon 2 Oct. 2016 fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
fast-moving storyline that was so gripping I just couldn't put the book down. by P.G. Delducaon 1 Oct. 2016 (USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
(USA) cleverly weaves historical fact with fiction to create an immensely readable and exciting detective tale.Another pageturner from Chris Crowcroft. by Tony Son 1 Oct. 2016 Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
Palmer is a well-drawn character......and the engaging figure of Shakespeare's contemporary Ben Jonson.....Guy Fawkes is fascinating as well. I wish I'd had this book to read when I did 17th century history for A level. by Amazon customeron 5 Nov. 2016 "........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
"........this gripping read. by Peter Bassanoon 8 Nov. 2016 Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
Palmer is ... conflicted, cynical, but with a soft centre which comes to the fore when - sometimes against his will - he becomes a good man. Crowcroft gives us a sympathetic and cool look at the gunpowder plot, and a wry glance at the playwrights of early 17th century London. by Andy Sawyeron 13 Nov. 2016
Another innovative Shakespearean detective yarn featuring the saturnine Master Palmer - digging out history with a modern spade. by Simon Taiton 15 Nov. 2016 An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016
An immensely readable and exciting detective tale. by Tony Snapes, USAon 1 Oct. 2016
Palmer 1 was a sensational debut. In 2 the investigator hits his stride. But Palmer 3 is by far the best. by John McLarenon 17 Oct. 2017 Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016
Crowcroft's strongest writing......an elegiac quality.......this is the best Palmer yet. by Andy Sawyeron 28 Oct. 2016
1. Order from publisher Shakespeare in TroublePaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2015ISBN: 978-1-930301-28-9Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 200 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2015Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. < Fire Burn!Paperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2016ISBN: 978-1-910301-34-0Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 220 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2016Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. The Trouble with WordsPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2017ISBN: 978-1-910301-42-5Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 230 ppPub. date: 1 Sep. 2017Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. Shakespeare's HeirPaperback Edition ZOOM Chris CrowcroftGenre: Fiction AESOP Modern, 2018ISBN: 978-1-910301-59-3Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 240 ppPub. date: 22 Oct. 2018Availability: print on demand £8.99 GBP $13.99 USD €12.99 euro $18.99 AUD Please allow 7-10 days for delivery of all orders. 2. Order via Amazon Shakespeare in Trouble Fire, Burn! The Trouble with Words Shakespeare's Heir Back to top of page Copyright (c) Christopher Crowcroft,
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Format: 216 x 140mm (Demy 8vo), perfect bound paperback on Creme w/gloss laminate cover, 230 pp
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