The Pale Companion – Philip Gooden

Description

The Pale Companion by Philip Gooden is the third atmospheric instalment in the Nick Revill historical mystery series, set in the shadowy world of Elizabethan England. In the summer of 1601, Nick Revill, a modest actor with the famed Chamberlain’s Men — Shakespeare’s company — finds himself travelling to a stately manor house in Wiltshire. Tasked with performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream as part of a grand wedding celebration, Nick soon discovers that beneath the merriment lies a web of secrets and menace.

Blending historical fiction with classic murder mystery, Gooden’s novel captures the intrigue and danger of the early 17th century theatre scene. As tensions mount and ominous events unfold, Nick is drawn into a perilous investigation that threatens both the performance and his own life. With authentic period detail and appearances from historical figures, including William Shakespeare himself, The Pale Companion brings the dusty roads, candlelit playhouses, and courtly rivalries of Elizabethan England vividly to life.

A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction and theatre lore, The Pale Companion offers clever plotting and rich atmosphere in a world where danger lurks behind every curtain.