A Tip for the Hangman
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- Author：Allison Epstein
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Editor Reviews
"Allison Epstein pens a vivid， unforgettable hero in Kit Marlowe， Elizabethan playwright-turned-spy always sprinting one step ahead of disaster and talking a blue streak as he does so。 Recruited by Elizabeth I's spymaster to infiltrate the cabal of Mary Queen of Scots， Kit finds his conscience tested to the limit even as his heart yearns for an unattainable beloved。 A Tip for the Hangman is simultaneously moving， unsettling， hilarious， and tragica debut that will linger long after the last page is turned。"
Kate Quinn， New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
"[Epstein's] fizzy debut is a Tudor espionage tale， set among spies close to Mary， Queen of Scots。 One of them is Christopher Marlowe， whose spy work bankrolls a rather promising theater career。 It’s more of a clever Netflix binge than a Hilary Mantel historical masterpiece — and that’s perfectly fine。"
The Chicago Tribune， 25 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021
"In Epstein’s fun， irreverent debut， [Christopher Marlowe] takes center stage in a spy thriller。 The real Marlowe’s plays were incredibly popular in his time， due to his use of exciting plot twists and lots of murder。 Epstein presents Marlowe’s story here as the playwright may have told it himself: full of adventure， fun 。 。 。 and murder。"
BookRiot
"Stunning。 With wit and humor， Epstein expertly weaves in authentic social， political and religious details， creating a compelling and evocative story that soars。 Fans of thrilling historical fiction will be highly engaged by this fast-paced read。"
Susanna Calkins， author of the award-winning Lucy Campion historical mysteries
"Debut author Allison Epstein delivers an absolute tour de force。 This masterfully researched， beautifully written novel takes the reader inside the spy networks， taverns， theatres， and halls of power of Tudor England， with the irreverent Christopher Marlowe as our guide。 Epstein is a talent to watch！"
Alyssa Palombo， author of The Borgia Confessions
"Allison Epstein's imaginative take on Christopher Marlowe is virtuoso on many levels。 Her London is perfectly rendered in all its pungence and pageantry。 But the double-crossing， the moral ambiguity， and the bloodlust all give fresh legs to a literary mystery that has as much Philip as Kit Marlowe in it。"
Lee Irby， author of Unreliable
"Epstein’s diverting debut gallivants through Elizabethan England 。 。 。 a fun escapade。"
Publishers Weekly
“[T]hrilling and romantic 。 。 。 Epstein successfully evokes both the beauty and the brutality of 16th-century England。”
Historical Novel Society
“Anyone who likes Elizabethan bad boys， theater， spies， high intrigue， suspense， and sex is going to be delighted by A Tip for the Hangman。 The writing goes down like a pint of good ale on a hot day and the characters are excellent company to enjoy it with。 Christopher Marlowe himself would have loved it。 I certainly did。"
Delia Sherman， author of The Porcelain Dove
"The Christopher Marlowe book we’ve been waiting for！ Here is the sexy， witty， self-destructive genius who can’t stay out of trouble， blazing through an Elizabethan period that comes vividly to life in Epstein's well-researched novel。 Epstein's sentences shine， with nothing fussy or ‘Ye Olde’ about them。 More than once I was stopped dead by a sentence that nailed me in my tracks with its insight and clarity。”
Ellen Kushner， author of Swordspoint
Reviews
M Rodenberg
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Wow。 This stunning 16th century cultural spy-thriller （new genre I just made up） barrels through a rip-roaring tale of politics， religion， theatre， love， and greed。 The historical playwright Kit Marlowe emerges as an engaging， double-crossing， brilliant character whose exploits keep you on edge from the first page to the astounding ending。 The author’s gorgeous， immersive， yet deft language suits her literary hero and never slows the pace。 Highly recommended as terrific historical， action-filled ride。 Don’t miss it。
Margaret Rodenberg
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Wow。 This stunning 16th century cultural spy-thriller （new genre I just made up） barrels through a rip-roaring tale of politics， religion， theatre， love， and greed。 The historical playwright Kit Marlowe emerges as an engaging， double-crossing， brilliant character whose exploits keep you on edge from the first page to the astounding ending。 The author’s gorgeous， immersing， yet deft language suits her literary hero and never slows the pace。 Highly recommended as terrific historical， action-filled Wow。 This stunning 16th century cultural spy-thriller （new genre I just made up） barrels through a rip-roaring tale of politics， religion， theatre， love， and greed。 The historical playwright Kit Marlowe emerges as an engaging， double-crossing， brilliant character whose exploits keep you on edge from the first page to the astounding ending。 The author’s gorgeous， immersing， yet deft language suits her literary hero and never slows the pace。 Highly recommended as terrific historical， action-filled ride。 Don’t miss it。 。。。more
Carol lowkey。bookish
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This book was an absolute joy to read！ It is an intelligently written spy-thriller set in the Elizabethan era。 The main character is the famous playwright， Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe。 The author did a wonderful job breathing life into this character。 She presents Kit as talented， smart， loyal， loving， troubled， and very human。 The highlight of the book for me was how the romantic relationship between Kit and Tom developed over the course of the book。 The first few chapters where Kit is trying to This book was an absolute joy to read！ It is an intelligently written spy-thriller set in the Elizabethan era。 The main character is the famous playwright， Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe。 The author did a wonderful job breathing life into this character。 She presents Kit as talented， smart， loyal， loving， troubled， and very human。 The highlight of the book for me was how the romantic relationship between Kit and Tom developed over the course of the book。 The first few chapters where Kit is trying to read the signs and figure out how Tom feels about him is pure magic。The book grabbed my attention right off with Kit， a poor student studying at Cambridge on scholarship， is approached by Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster for a special mission。 The first half of the book flew by， which made the second half of the book seem much slower to me。 Just a note about the book layout。。。I have to say how much I appreciated that the author’s notes were put in the front of the book。 They gave important historical detail and set the scene to put me in the right mindset to read this fantastic story。 I highly recommend you read this amazing debut！4。5/5Thank you to the publisher for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Colby
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Anyone who knows me knows how much I adore the works of Shakespeare， but what they might not know is that， even though I do prefer his plays， Shakespeare isn’t my favorite Elizabethan playwright—that honor goes to Christopher Marlowe， and I’ve been longing for a novel about him for years。 With A Tip for the Hangman， Allison Epstein has written the queer historical spy novel of my dreams。Epstein’s prose here is beautiful and hilarious and clever beyond reason and she’s spun Kit Marlowe’s life int Anyone who knows me knows how much I adore the works of Shakespeare， but what they might not know is that， even though I do prefer his plays， Shakespeare isn’t my favorite Elizabethan playwright—that honor goes to Christopher Marlowe， and I’ve been longing for a novel about him for years。 With A Tip for the Hangman， Allison Epstein has written the queer historical spy novel of my dreams。Epstein’s prose here is beautiful and hilarious and clever beyond reason and she’s spun Kit Marlowe’s life into a thrilling， romantic， and dramatic ride through Elizabethan England’s secrets and scandals that’s destined to enrapture its readers， even those who come to it bearing no knowledge of Marlowe’s life or works， because while Marlowe’s trademark violence and blasphemy could’ve easily bent him toward villainy， Epstein instead makes of Marlowe an unforgettable protagonist—a tragic hero with a filthy tongue and an unsettled mind who we can’t help but root for， even as we see the shadow of death creeping ever closer。 This year， I’ll be turning the same age Marlowe was when he was murdered and I do still wonder what we could’ve gotten from him had he not met such an untimely death。 That he was eventually overshadowed by Shakespeare isn’t terribly surprising， but I have a sneaking， hopeful suspicion that A Tip for the Hangman will renew an interest in Marlowe and his works。 I can’t wait for this book to be out in the world， doing precisely what Marlowe did in life: raging against everything and thoroughly delighting us all the while。Thank you to Edelweiss+ and to Doubleday for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alexis Nalley
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“Kit wrote death to purge it from his mind; London watched death for the theater of it。 They’d revel in real death like poetry， and when they left， life would wash the blood from them like rain， and they would return to their work， to peace。”Thank you to Doubleday Books for sending me this arc in exchange for an honest review！Have you ever thought to yourself that historical fiction needs more queer spy playwrights？ Because， oh man， do I have the book for you！A Tip for the Hangman follows Christ “Kit wrote death to purge it from his mind; London watched death for the theater of it。 They’d revel in real death like poetry， and when they left， life would wash the blood from them like rain， and they would return to their work， to peace。”Thank you to Doubleday Books for sending me this arc in exchange for an honest review！Have you ever thought to yourself that historical fiction needs more queer spy playwrights？ Because， oh man， do I have the book for you！A Tip for the Hangman follows Christopher “Kit” Marlowe from his days at Cambridge through the rest of his life while he not only works to become famous for his plays， but also helps thwart the Catholic uprisings against the Crown。 We follow Kit as h goes through taverns， theatres， meeting with the most powerful men in England and the disgraced Queen of Scotland。This book is *excellent*。 Kit comes to life from the first page and I loved him。 Witty， reckless， arrogant， Kit is everything we want in our Elizabethan heroes and reluctant spies。 The plot is full of betrayal， moral ambiguity， treason， bloodlust。 All the while bringing these historical figures to life through not only their interactions with him， but also with glimpses into their thoughts and motivations。 The story is compelling， fast paced， with enough tension strung throughout to keep the reader turning pages until the end。 Every time I had to set down the book I did so reluctantly while constantly looking forward to being able to dive back into Kit’s life。 I appreciated the modern writing that made it easy to keep up with Kit’s adventures even during the events where I didn’t have much previous knowledge。SMALL SPOILERSThe last couple chapters mixing with the last few scenes of Doctor Faustus？ Amazing。 The scene cuts like that are one of my favorite types of raising tension and I thought this part was so well done in A Tip for the Hangman。 。。。more
gwendalyn _books_
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𝙰 𝚃𝙸𝙿 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙼𝙰𝙽 𝚋𝚢 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙴𝚙𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗。 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 @𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 @𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔This book was received from the Author， and Publisher， in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。 This is a non spoiler review， because you as reader need to read this book。 Also， I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line。 This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers。The year is 1585 Elizabethan England。。A Canterbu 𝙰 𝚃𝙸𝙿 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙼𝙰𝙽 𝚋𝚢 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙴𝚙𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗。 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 @𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 @𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔This book was received from the Author， and Publisher， in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。 This is a non spoiler review， because you as reader need to read this book。 Also， I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line。 This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers。The year is 1585 Elizabethan England。。A Canterbury shoemaker son， Christopher Marlow is finishing his last year in Cambridge。 Coming from humble beginnings he was intelligent enough to revive a scholarship to acquire a formal education normally reserved for the privileged。He finds himself drawn into Sir Francis Walsingham treacherous spy ring。 。This was fast paced Historical Fiction that will have you completely immersed。 Allison Epstein has written an exceptional book， rich with period details and atmospheric imagery。 The espionage and treachery will keep on the edge of your seat。 This fictional tale is woven around some of actual Catholic historical plots that sought to bring down The Protestant Queen。 Action packed， the characters are well developed， and come to life with authors seamless narration。 The contemporary dialogue is perfect for those wanting modern approach。。An excellent riveting historical fiction set in Elizabethan England。！！I have a special place in my heart for Christopher{Kit} Marlowe， and alway have。 Seriously people if you don’t know who he was。。。Than we can’t be friends ❤️ Teasing！“Money can't buy love， but it improves your bargaining position。” ― Christopher Marlowe 。。。more
Perry
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Similar in setting and genre to The King at the Edge of the World， but a much different book。 The guilt and potential attachment to the other side of spies is well represented。 Marlow makes for a great central character。 An enjoyable read。
charlotte， （½ of readsrainbow）
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im so sad wthRep: gay mcsCWs: death， violence， execution （beheading， hang drawn & quartered）， gore， implied domestic abuse， child abuse
Elinor Master of Gifs
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queer Shakespeare spy thriller yes please
Jessica
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a historical book about christopher marlowe， spies， the 16th century AND there's LGBT+ romance？ SIGN ME UP。blog | instagram | twitter a historical book about christopher marlowe， spies， the 16th century AND there's LGBT+ romance？ SIGN ME UP。blog | instagram | twitter 。。。more
Cece （ProblemsOfaBookNerd）
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"A Shakespeare in Love–style spy thriller for people who wish WOLF HALL had more theater afterparties， queer love， and backstabbing grad students。"-Via author's twitterwell HELLO I would like one heaping pile of this book please "A Shakespeare in Love–style spy thriller for people who wish WOLF HALL had more theater afterparties， queer love， and backstabbing grad students。"-Via author's twitterwell HELLO I would like one heaping pile of this book please 。。。more
Stanley McShane
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Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。Christopher （Kit） Marlowe lived in a time of great intrigue and strife。 The throne of England was contested by Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth the First。 These cousins both had genealogical claims to the throne。 A cobblers’ son attending Cambridge irritated those of means。 Kit had another problem， a lack of total subservience to the aristocracy。 His humble beginnings were always a thorn of contention and a spear of disdain。 As Kit is finishing his Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。Christopher （Kit） Marlowe lived in a time of great intrigue and strife。 The throne of England was contested by Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth the First。 These cousins both had genealogical claims to the throne。 A cobblers’ son attending Cambridge irritated those of means。 Kit had another problem， a lack of total subservience to the aristocracy。 His humble beginnings were always a thorn of contention and a spear of disdain。 As Kit is finishing his Masters’ he is approached by one of the heads of Queen Elizabeth’s spy service。 His task was to unravel an intricate series of messages between Mary Queen of Scots and her supporters。 Kit had shown himself very adept at breaking foreign syphers。 Kit is also a very prolific playwright。 He is thrust into the under-belly of London society to uncover plots against the Queen。 Tangled webs of deceit and subterfuge complicate his life and endanger him wherever he goes。 Forces beyond his control continue to press him to decipher and expose the potential usurper to the throne。 Getting into the good graces and trust of Queen Mary is one of his assignments。 He succeeds and Mary is exposed and beheaded。This author has pulled together a very believable narrative with predictable ends。 Once one begins to read the book you must see it through to its’ conclusion。 The smells， sights， sounds， and the religious turmoil caused by a king who wanted to divorce his wife are sad。 Beheadings are a common occurrence and hanging is rampant I recommend this book to any history buff。 5 stars - C。E。 WilliamsFTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley。 These are my honest thoughts。 。。。more
Corinne Colbert
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Christopher Marlowe is a man of our history。 He existed， even if you've never heard of him， and is one of the most influential playwrights to ever live。 A man of mystery， historians have speculated his life for 500 or so years， but even our author could not change his destiny。Known to his friends as Kit， he's approached at Cambridge by Frances Walsingham and offered a job as a spy for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I。 His first job is in the house of Mary， Queen of Scots where he proves to be good Christopher Marlowe is a man of our history。 He existed， even if you've never heard of him， and is one of the most influential playwrights to ever live。 A man of mystery， historians have speculated his life for 500 or so years， but even our author could not change his destiny。Known to his friends as Kit， he's approached at Cambridge by Frances Walsingham and offered a job as a spy for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I。 His first job is in the house of Mary， Queen of Scots where he proves to be good at his job。 But being good at his job has some unintended consequences。I think the first thing I can say is I'd give Kit 12 stars as a character。 I liked pretty much everything about him。 His moral flexibility， loyalty to his friends， and his work ethic give his character a lot of depth。 Likable。 Relatable。 Not another character in this book is written with quite as much care。 The entire book I hoped it wouldn't end the way I knew it would。Likewise， I found some of the more villainous characters such as Poley， Baines， Cecil， and even Nick to be very one dimensional。 Just a hint on why they had such a strong desire to be shitty humans would have been great。 What was driving them？ Character development， 3 stars。As for plot development， I think the pacing is good， with just enough tension to keep me reading。 A solid 4 stars。 And again， because I liked Kit。 And the chapters with he and Tom were my favorites。 I loved the love they had for each other， their complete lack of shame。 It would have been beautiful if we had gotten a lot more open communication， between the two。 That would have made my heart happy。Over all I liked the book。 Mostly for Kit。 I'd definitely recommend to anyone looking for a historical fiction and I'm looking forward to seeing how this author develops as a writer。 。。。more
Addison Armstrong
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I've been putting off writing this review because no words can possibly express how much I loved this book。 It's the kind of novel that transports you so fully into the narrator's head that you forget it was written by a modern-day author rather than the character himself - in this case， Kit Marlowe。 Kit seems so real， with his irreverent wit and alluringly unbridled spirit， that I can't be blamed if I started talking to him when I'm sitting on the sofa！ Epstein also manages to do a beautiful jo I've been putting off writing this review because no words can possibly express how much I loved this book。 It's the kind of novel that transports you so fully into the narrator's head that you forget it was written by a modern-day author rather than the character himself - in this case， Kit Marlowe。 Kit seems so real， with his irreverent wit and alluringly unbridled spirit， that I can't be blamed if I started talking to him when I'm sitting on the sofa！ Epstein also manages to do a beautiful job with each of the other characters who get a turn from their point of view - Kit's love interest， Mary Stuart， various side characters。 Each one has a unique， easily identifiable voice。 I think the characters are what most drew me into the story， as well as the relationships between them。 I don't want to spoil anything， but I am in LOVE with Kit and Tom （I won't tell you how it ends for them！）。 Beyond that， though， were the incredibly evocative settings and the fast-paced plot。 I could hardly put this book down， and had to fight to keep from opening it up on my Kindle when I was driving/at work/in the middle of conversations with people。 I adored A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN and cannot wait to purchase a copy when it comes out next year。 Thanks to NetGalley， Knopf Doubleday， and Allison Epstein for the advance copy！ 。。。more
H。M。 Long
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A Tip for the Hangman is brilliantly written， rife with tension and wit and characters that explode from the page。 Kit is a flawlessly delivered protagonist， real and nuanced， admirable and tragic and complex。 Epstein also painted the historical setting exceptionally well。 I came into this read knowing very little about the history surrounding Kit Marlowe， but I never once felt stranded or left behind。 It's detailed and immersive without being overwhelming， and left me with a hunger to know more A Tip for the Hangman is brilliantly written， rife with tension and wit and characters that explode from the page。 Kit is a flawlessly delivered protagonist， real and nuanced， admirable and tragic and complex。 Epstein also painted the historical setting exceptionally well。 I came into this read knowing very little about the history surrounding Kit Marlowe， but I never once felt stranded or left behind。 It's detailed and immersive without being overwhelming， and left me with a hunger to know more - after I recover from those last few chapters。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Genevieve Gornichec
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So let me start off by saying that I love historical fiction。 I have a degree in history and it's always fascinating to see the ways in which authors weave a narrative out of historical happenings， the things they pick and choose to craft a story from beginning to end out of the pieces and parts that were left to us。And let me tell you: Epstein crafts a beautiful narrative。 Her writing is fantastic， her dialogue is modern but not modern enough to take you out of the moment， and she has made me w So let me start off by saying that I love historical fiction。 I have a degree in history and it's always fascinating to see the ways in which authors weave a narrative out of historical happenings， the things they pick and choose to craft a story from beginning to end out of the pieces and parts that were left to us。And let me tell you: Epstein crafts a beautiful narrative。 Her writing is fantastic， her dialogue is modern but not modern enough to take you out of the moment， and she has made me want to know all there is to know about Kit Marlowe， whose level of wit I aspire to and who I came to care about very deeply by the end of the book despite knowing jack about him when I first picked up this novel。I'm actually glad I didn't have specific knowledge of this particular area of history because the ending of this story took me entirely by surprise。 If you know what happens to Kit in "real life，" you might see the signs before I did， and hopefully it'll make you appreciate this novel even more。 I couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Pamela
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It started out strong: adventure， love， spies， plots against the English throne， and the young Kit Marlowe， poet and reluctant spy。 Worth a read for lovers of historical fiction with a modern feel。
Nancy
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What a dramatic introduction to Christopher Marlowe ！ Allison Epstein has written a spell-binding， page-turning， dramatic historical novel centered around efforts to bring a Catholic monarch to the crown of Great Britain during Elizabethan times。I didn't realize how little I knew about Christopher Marlowe until introduced to him through this novel。 He is presented as a compelling personality， larger than life， full of ego， talent and equal amounts of complexity and duplicity。 I was drawn to the What a dramatic introduction to Christopher Marlowe ！ Allison Epstein has written a spell-binding， page-turning， dramatic historical novel centered around efforts to bring a Catholic monarch to the crown of Great Britain during Elizabethan times。I didn't realize how little I knew about Christopher Marlowe until introduced to him through this novel。 He is presented as a compelling personality， larger than life， full of ego， talent and equal amounts of complexity and duplicity。 I was drawn to the story， but also hesitant to embrace it。 There was little foreshadowing of a happy ending， but the character's maturation as a playwright and as a man was an interesting study。I was more drawn to literature than history as a University student and in the many succeeding years I have made up for the shortcomings in my historical knowledge by reading novels such as this。 The temptation is to read fiction as fact when the story is told in a compelling fashion such as this。 I understand that historians and scholars are still speculating on the tavern scene that ends this book---and， whether this fiction is factual， we can agree that it was dramatic and tragic。Netgalley provided me a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a candid review 。。。more
Rachel
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A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein is an excellent historical fiction that has it all: mystery， suspense， intrigue， espionage， intricate plots， and fascinating characters。 This book kept me interested from beginning to end。 What I love about this book the most is the way the Author took actual events， people， and real-life historic plots and weaved a tale that incorporates these items into an alternative what if。 In her Author’s note， Ms。 Epstein gives the reader a bit more insight into wh A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein is an excellent historical fiction that has it all: mystery， suspense， intrigue， espionage， intricate plots， and fascinating characters。 This book kept me interested from beginning to end。 What I love about this book the most is the way the Author took actual events， people， and real-life historic plots and weaved a tale that incorporates these items into an alternative what if。 In her Author’s note， Ms。 Epstein gives the reader a bit more insight into what is fact vs fiction， and what details she had to slightly alter in order to fit the narrative。 What she was able to create is nothing short of fantastic。 After reading this novel， I had to research more in regards to Christopher Marlowe （Kit）。 While I know plenty about Mary Stuart and the Babington plot， I knew nothing of Marlowe and enjoyed finding out more。 I love reading HF and it inspiring me to learn more。 This book is set in the late 1500s Elizabethan England。 We see Kit being drawn in to spying， code breaking， lies， secrets， and espionage by Sir Francis Walsingham and the Privy Council。 The Author did an amazing job creating a plot that flows to perfection， complex characters that peak interest， and creating suspense and mystery throughout to keep the reader wanting more。 An excellent book， and an impressive debut。 I look forward to more from this Author in the future。5/5 starsThank you EW and Doubleday for this excellent ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion。 I am posting this review to my GR， Instagram， and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon， Instagram， and B&N accounts upon publication。 。。。more
Allison
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I mean， I like it a lot！
Alyssa Palombo
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I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this book to read for a blurb， and let me tell you， you all are in for an absolute treat when this book is released next year。 The characters are unforgettable， the plot suspenseful， and the writing gorgeous。 Below is my blurb！"Debut author Allison Epstein delivers an absolute tour de force in A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN。 This masterfully researched， beautifully written novel takes the reader inside the spy networks， taverns， theatres， and halls of power of T I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this book to read for a blurb， and let me tell you， you all are in for an absolute treat when this book is released next year。 The characters are unforgettable， the plot suspenseful， and the writing gorgeous。 Below is my blurb！"Debut author Allison Epstein delivers an absolute tour de force in A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN。 This masterfully researched， beautifully written novel takes the reader inside the spy networks， taverns， theatres， and halls of power of Tudor England， with the irreverent Christoper Marlowe as our guide。 Epstein is a talent to watch， and A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN is not to be missed！" 。。。more
Samm | Sassenach the Book Wizard
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