- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; Reprint edition (24 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751532592
- ISBN-13: 978-0751532593
- Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 94,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Terrific ... the first in a long series, we must hope' SPECTATOR 'Gresham is a man for all seasons and THE DESPERATE REMEDY is a dashing delight' VAL MCDERMID 'Intrigue, high-life and low-life are brilliantly interwoven in a thriller which has a compelling vividness and pungency' LAWRENCE JAMES 'A pyrotechnic, explosive rocket of a book' JENNI MURRAY
The Spectator, 13/04/02
'a refreshingly different approach ... a terrific book, the first of a long series, we must hope.'
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Martin Stephen uses his scholarly background to create his first thrilling novel. A good blend, of fact and thoughtful fiction that brings Jacobean England very much to life. Well-constructed characters inhabit what is indeed a devious plot, between papist’s and defenders of the realm. The opening paragraph sets the tone and language that continues throughout this web of intrigue.
Unravelling ‘The Gunpowder Plot’ is a great start for Henry Gresham; I felt like one of his allies lurking in London’s shadows and am certainly glad of the introduction to this worthy spy. The story reminds us that the unbelievable was all too nearly realised and brings back the romantic notion of why, the 5th of November should always be remembered as Guy Fawkes, not Fireworks Night.
Does another hero join the honoured ranks of the likes of Aubrey, Hervey, Sharp and Sandman? The answer, quite simply, is yes!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simply brilliant. I couldn't put it down. The author combines historical fact and super spy fiction to fill in the unknown gaps with nail biting intrigue.
5 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While the author probably gets the historical facts right in this book the fictional part fails completely.
None of the characters are anything more than one dimensional - Catesby, the ringleader of the plot is like a villain from a Scooby-doo episode. No real attempt is made to explore any political or psychological motivation. He is dismissed as merely "evil".
Plot developments are equally unconvincing. Attempts to insert the fictional hero into real historical developments are clumsy and often unintentionally funny.
One passage where the hero, Gresham, attends a meeting of the plot ringleaders disguised as a Scot is jaw-droppingly bad. When you read the cod-Scottish dialogue it seems as if Gresham has somehow based his impersonation on Groundskeeper Willie in the Simpsons!
Avoid.
None of the characters are anything more than one dimensional - Catesby, the ringleader of the plot is like a villain from a Scooby-doo episode. No real attempt is made to explore any political or psychological motivation. He is dismissed as merely "evil".
Plot developments are equally unconvincing. Attempts to insert the fictional hero into real historical developments are clumsy and often unintentionally funny.
One passage where the hero, Gresham, attends a meeting of the plot ringleaders disguised as a Scot is jaw-droppingly bad. When you read the cod-Scottish dialogue it seems as if Gresham has somehow based his impersonation on Groundskeeper Willie in the Simpsons!
Avoid.
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