A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein

But when Kit finds himself reluctantly drawn back into the uncertain world of espionage, conspiracy, and high treason, he realizes everything he's worked so hard to attain - including the trust of the man he loves - could vanish before his very eyes.'-Provided by publisher. The salary he earns through his spywork allows him to mount his first play, and over the following years, he becomes the toast of London's raucous theater scene. The ripple effects of his service to the Crown are far-reaching and leave Kit a changed man. Kit is dispatched to the chilly manor where Mary, Queen of Scots is under house arrest, to act as a servant in her household and keep his ear to the ground for a Catholic plot to put Mary on the throne.While observing Mary, Kit learns more than he bargained for. Kit, a scholarship student without money or prospects, accepts the offer, and after his training the game is on. Her Majesty's spies are in need of new recruits, and Kit's flexible moral compass has drawn their attention. In Kit Marlowe's last year at Cambridge, he receives an unexpected visitor: Queen Elizabeth's spymaster, who has come with an unorthodox career opportunity.

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A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein