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โA feverishly paced action adventureโ (The New York Times) about a long-lost Shakespeare work and a killer who reenacts the Bardโs most bloody murders
On the eve of the Globeโs production of Hamlet, Shakespeare scholar and theater director Kate Stanleyโs eccentric mentor Rosalind Howard gives her a mysterious box, claiming to have made a groundbreaking discovery. Before she can reveal it to Kate, the Globe is burned to the ground and Roz is found deadโmurdered in the strange manner of Hamletโs father.
Inside the box, Kate finds the first piece in a Shakespearean puzzle, setting her on a deadly, high-stakes treasure hunt. From London to Harvard to the American West, Kate races to evade a killer and solve a tantalizing string of clues hidden in the words of Shakespeare, which may unlock one of historyโs greatest secrets. But Kate is not alone in this hunt, and the buried truth threatens to come at the ultimate cost.