The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford
Elizabeth I''s reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a ''Jezebel'' and heretic who had to be destroyed. The Watchers is a thrilling portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen; a shadow world of spies, codebreakers, agent provocateurs and confidence-men who would stop at nothing to defend the realm.
Reviews:
''Forget Le Carr-Deighton and the rest - this is more enthralling than any modern spy fiction'' Daily Telegraph
''Absorbing and closely documented ... Alford vividly evokes this murky world of codes, ciphers, invisible ink, intercepted letters, aliases, disguises, forgeries and instructions to burn after reading ... flowing narrative [and] crisp judments ... engrossing'' Guardian
''[Alford] has brought a dash of le Carr-o the 16th century'' The Times (
