The Roaring Boy

A disastrous show and the loss of a colleague have left the members of Lord Westfield's Men deeply downcast. Their mood lifts a little when a mysterious stranger, Simon Chaloner, approaches Nicholas Bracewell with an unsigned play that seems too promising to turn down. Its plot concerns a simple death that hides something larger, perhaps a plot against the state, and the company soon realises that a single drama can carry far more risk than they imagined. Now Nicholas must steer his fellow players out of trouble, expose a traitor who threatens both queen and country, and establish who is truly responsible for the crime at the centre of the play.