Erin Cotter

eBook, ePUB

By Any Other Name (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

"A high-stakes, high-drama mystery…led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere…[A] romantic, delightful romp!" Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue A down-on-his-luck actor and an English lord reluctantly team up to solve the murder of Christopher Marlowe in this Shakespearean-era "quippy, heart-wrenching debut…ideal for fans of Mackenzi Lee and F.T. Lukens" (Kirkus Reviews). London, 1593. Sixteen-year-old Will Hughes is busy working on Shakespeare's stage, stuffing his corsets with straw and pretending to be someone else. Offstage, he's playing a part, too. The son of traitors, Will is desperate to keep his identity secretor risk being killed in the bloody queen's imperial schemes. All he wants is to lay low until he earns enough coin to return to his family. But when his mentor, the famous playwright Christopher Marlowe, is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Will's plans are hopelessly dashed. What's worse, Marlowe was a spy for the queen, tasked with stalking a killer rumored to be part of an elusive order of assassins, and his secrets and untimely death have put Will under a harsh spotlight. Then, when Will unwittingly foils an attempt on the queen's life, she names him her next spymaster. Now, to avoid uncomfortable questions, prison, or an even more terrible fate, Will reluctantly starts his new career, whichyeswill secure him the resources to help his family…but at what cost? Adding insult to injury is the young Lord James Bloomsbury, Will's new comrade in arms, whose entitled demeanor and unfairly handsome looks get under Will's skin immediately. Together, the two hunt the cunning assassin, defend the queen's life, and pray to keep their own...all while an unexpected connection blossoms between them.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 3.05MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech
• Entspricht WCAG Level AA Standards
• Entspricht WCAG 2.2 Standards
• Alle Inhalte über Screenreader oder taktile Geräte zugänglich
• Alle Texte können hinsichtlich Größe, Schriftart und Farbe angepasst werden
• Grundlegende Landmark-Navigation für einfache Orientierung
• ARIA-Rollen für verbesserte strukturelle Navigation
• Navigation über vor-/zurück-Elemente ohne Inhaltsverzeichnis
• Hoher Kontrast zwischen Text und Hintergrund (min. 4.5 =>1)
• Kurze Alternativtexte für nicht-textuelle Inhalte vorhanden
• Text und Medien in logischer Lesereihenfolge angeordnet
• Navigierbares Inhaltsverzeichnis für direkten Zugriff auf Text und Medien
• Keine Einschränkung der Vorlesefunktionen, außer bei spezifischen Ausnahmen
• Entspricht EPUB Accessibility Specification 1.1

Autor

Erin Cotter writes young adult fiction. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she currently calls Austin home. When not writing, she spends time with her partner and pets, eating tacos, and searching for Golden-cheeked Warblers in the Texas Hill Country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781665940733
• Artikelnr.: 67406251

Rezensionen

"By Any Other Name is a high-stakes, high-drama mystery set in a vividly rendered Shakespearean London. Erin Cotter takes readers on a journey from the slums to the theaters to the palaces of Elizabethan England, led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere. I devoured this romantic, delightful romp!" Mackenzie Lee, New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

"By Any Other Name is a high-stakes, high-drama mystery set in a vividly rendered Shakespearean London. Erin Cotter takes readers on a journey from the slums to the theaters to the palaces of Elizabethan England, led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere. I devoured this romantic, delightful romp!" Mackenzie Lee, New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue