The Sister Queens

Two rival queens. History’s greatest playwright. And a deadly plot for the crown.

London, 1600. With no legitimate heir to Queen Elizabeth’s throne, and no clear successor with her modern vision
of a civilization that thrives in peace and diversity, England is in a supremely perilous moment.

Elizabeth’s foes understand the power of a poet’s voice to shape popular opinion, and force esteemed playwright William Shakespeare to write a script detailing the history of Queen Elizabeth and the catholic Mary Queen of Scots that will tumble the nation into civil war. Faced with a terrible dilemma, Will must navigate a dangerous path through the corridors of the wealthy, the refuse-filled warrens of London and the byzantine world of Elizabethan politics as he tries to save both his family and his own legacy.

Justin Scott has made his living for fifty years writing historical suspense novels, thrillers, and sea stories. Born in Manhattan, he grew up on Long Island’s Great South Bay in a family of professional writers. Justin is an Eagle Scout, holds BA and MA degrees in history, and before becoming a writer, drove boats and trucks, helped build Fire Island beach houses, edited an electronic engineering journal, and tended bar in a Hell’s Kitchen saloon. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, filmmaker Amber Edwards.