W.

Synopsis of W.

«W.» is the mystery novel by Jennifer Lee Carrell, published by Rizzoli in 2007 in hardback (517 pages, in Italian).

In 1613, a fire destroys the Globe Theatre and part of Shakespeare's papers, though some traces survive to this day. In 2004 the theatre burns again and Professor Roz Howard dies after handing Kate Stanley, director of Hamlet, a mysterious package; Kate must follow the trail of the playwright's secret.

It is the first instalment of the Kate Stanley series; the original English title is «Interred with Their Bones».

For those who enjoy thrillers with a historical and literary backdrop, especially those interested in Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre.