The Fair Maid of Bohemia (Reprint)

Praise for The Fair Maid of Bohemia... "Provide[s] humor and suspense along with a richly colorful history lesson." -Kirkus ReviewsWhen plague strikes London, Lord Westfield's Men count themselves fortunate they've been invited to perform as part of the wedding celebrations for Sophia Magdalena, the fair maid of Bohemia.

The long journey across Europe is a daunting prospect, but stage manager Nicholas Bracewell is confident they will arrive safely.

He is also confident that they will successfully deliver secret documents to Imperial Court alchemist Talbot Roydon as Lord Westfield requested.

But en route, murder strikes one of the actors. It's the first of many setbacks. Once in Prague, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II proves a madcap host.

Worse, not only do attacks on the players continue as the royal wedding day approaches, but someone kidnaps Nicholas' sweetheart Anne Henrik.... Edward Marston, under his real name, Keith Miles, was raised in Wales and went on to study modern history at Oxford.

He has been a university lecturer; radio, television, and theatre dramatist; and has worked as an actor and director.

His Elizabethan novel, The Roaring Boy, was a 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for best novel.

He lives in Kent. www.edwardmarston.com