Kit Marlowe Books in Order

In Cambridge in 1583, Christopher Marlowe refuses to believe that a friend's death was suicide. Assisted by Sir Roger Manwood and poison expert John Dee, the young scholar investigates the apparent murder and attracts attention beyond the university.

After the exposure of the Babington conspiracy, Walsingham sends Kit Marlowe to the English College in Rheims to uncover remaining threats. Amid suspicions of Catholic plots against Elizabeth, the playwright and intelligence agent encounters murders requiring his own investigation.

Sent toward the Netherlands on a secret mission, Kit Marlowe travels disguised among a troupe of Egyptian performers. A fatal incident at John Dee's home forces him to investigate a suspected murder while protecting his cover and the mission's purpose.

Kit Marlowe joins a touring theatrical company hoping to advance his acting career while avoiding plague-stricken London. When its manager is murdered near the King Stone, he investigates among performers and strangers in an atmosphere thick with superstition.

A spectator is shot during the opening performance of Marlowe's Tamburlaine, apparently by a stage weapon handled by Shakespeare. With the actor jailed and suspicious personal connections emerging, Kit seeks the truth behind a death that threatens his theatrical world.

With the Spanish Armada approaching, Kit Marlowe is sent to the Isle of Wight to locate a missing agent. Suspicious inhabitants, uncertain loyalties, and violent deaths confront him as he races to expose a killer before the threatened invasion.

On All Hallows' Eve, an eerie voice interrupts Kit Marlowe and asks him to tell a story. He responds with a tale of ghostly terror and unexplained cries whose power to disturb extends even to its supernatural listener.

Kit Marlowe's visit to Canterbury is overshadowed by the murder of a family friend and doubts about the convicted culprit. Investigating her mysterious claim to possess the whole world, he discovers that Walsingham has an unexpected interest in the case.

Kit Marlowe suspects that the death of spymaster Francis Walsingham involved poison, with residue in a drinking goblet his chief clue. Balancing theatrical demands with the investigation, he consults scholars and influential figures amid Elizabethan politics, science, and intrigue.

Sent ahead of Queen Elizabeth's royal progress to inspect her hosts' homes, Kit Marlowe encounters deaths and disruption instead of orderly preparations. A body thrown from Farnham Hall's battlements signals trouble as he tries to secure the queen's forthcoming journey.

In plague-stricken London, Christopher Marlowe investigates Robert Greene's death after receiving the scholar's desperate plea for help. A missing theatre manager and the spymaster's unusual interest complicate the case as Marlowe prepares to open a new play.

Christopher Marlowe prepares to tour his controversial play about Edward II as England worries over the royal succession. A cast member's murder, followed by further deaths, suggests someone is determined to prevent the production from reaching its audience.