Publish and Perish

Written by Anna Castle

Narrated by Joel Froomkin

It’s 1589 and England is embroiled in a furious pamphlet war between an impudent Puritan calling himself Martin Marprelate and London’s wittiest writers. The archbishop wants Martin to hang. The Privy Council wants the tumult to end. But nobody knows who Martin is or where he’s hiding his illegal press.

Then two writers are strangled, mistaken for Thomas Nashe, the pamphleteer who is hot on Martin’s trail. Francis Bacon is tasked with stopping the murders — and catching Martin, while he’s about it. But the more he learns, the more he fears Martin may be someone dangerously close to home.

Can Bacon and his band of intelligencers stop the strangler before another writer dies, without stepping on Martin’s possibly very important toes?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anna Castle
• Release date: Sep 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781945382406

Anna Castle

Anna Castle writes the Francis Bacon mysteries and the Lost Hat, Texas mysteries. She has earned a series of degrees -- BA in the Classics, MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Linguistics -- and has had a corresponding series of careers -- waitressing, software engineering, grammar-writing, assistant professor, and archivist. Writing fiction combines her lifelong love of stories and learning. She physically resides in Austin, Texas and mentally counts herself a queen of infinite space.

Reviews for Publish and Perish

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In 1589 England is involved in a pamphlet war between a Puritan also known as Martin Marprelate and some of London’s pamphleteers. When the murders start Frabcis Bacon and his clerk Tom Clarady are asked to investiage and find the murderer.
Another enjoyable read in this series, with an interesting mystery with some very decent characters.
Received an Advanced Reader Copy

[virginia51-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a fun historical cozy mystery starring Francis Bacon. This was a fun read and I learned some things that I hadn't known about before that took place during this time period. I would not have wanted to chance living at this time with all the restrictions on people. I really enjoyed this story. I received a. Loy of this book from the author for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.