| The Intelligencer Revised Edition Contributor(s): Silbert, Leslie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743432932 ISBN-13: 9780743432931 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: A Renaissance scholar and former private investigator herself parlays her experiences into one of the most page-turning thrillers to come along in years. An exciting blend of Elizabethan espionage and modern day intrigue, "The Intelligencer" is a remarkable debut, one that bears comparison to the best of A.S. Byatt and Caleb Carr. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Thrillers - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.55" W x 8.51" (1.02 lbs) 368 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78887 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: London, 1593: It is three weeks before the murder of Christopher Marlowe, playwright and spy in Queen Elizabeth I's secret service -- a crime that remains unsolved to this day. Marlowe is hoping to find his missing muse as he sets off on a new intelligence assignment...and closes in on the secret that will seal his fate. New York City, present day: Renaissance scholar turned private eye Kate Morgan investigates a shocking heist and murder involving a mysterious, antique manuscript recently unearthed in central London. What secret lurks in those yellowed, ciphered pages...and how, centuries later, could it drive someone to kill? Propelling us from the shadows of the sixteenth-century underworld to the chambers of a clandestine U.S. intelligence unit, from the glitter of the Elizabethan court to the catacombs of ancient Rome, The Intelligencer's dual narratives twist, turn, and collide as they race toward a stunning final |
Contributor Bio(s): Silbert, Leslie: - Leslie Silbert graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's and master's degree in the History of Science and studied Renaissance literature at Oxford. She works as a private investigator in New York City under the guidance of a former CIA officer and is currently writing her second Kate Morgan novel. For more information, please visit www.lesliesilbert.com. |