The Watchers av Stephen Alford

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<p><b><i>The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford</i></b><br><br>Elizabeth I''s reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a ''Jezebel'' and heretic who had to be destroyed. The Watchers is a thrilling portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen; a shadow world of spies, codebreakers, agent provocateurs and confidence-men who would stop at nothing to defend the realm.<br><br><b>Reviews:</b><br><br>''Forget Le Carr¿Deighton and the rest - this is more enthralling than any modern spy fiction'' <b><i>Daily Telegraph<br></i></b><br>''Absorbing and closely documented ... Alford vividly evokes this murky world of codes, ciphers, invisible ink, intercepted letters, aliases, disguises, forgeries and instructions to burn after reading ... flowing narrative [and] crisp judments ... engrossing'' <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>''[Alford] has brought a dash of le Carr¿o the 16th century'' <b><i>The Times </i>(