Author Description

Product DescriptionThe author of the multiple international prize-winning novel TheCutting Room turns to 16th century London, England, and the infamousChristopher Marlowe in this dark and dangerous novel for lovers of intrigue andmystery. Summoned to London at the command of the judicial Star Chamber, Marloweis given three days to defend himself against charges of treason and heresy byuncovering the author of pamphlets signed by Tamburlaine, the playwright’smost bloodthirsty villain.Tamburlaine Must Die is the vivid and addictive tale of thedeath of an imperilled man who dared to defy both God and state. With grittydetails of lust, treachery and revenge, Louise Welsh paints a portrait of adissolute city and a desperate time.About the AuthorLOUISE WELSH’s internationally bestselling debut novel, The Cutting Room, won the British Crime Writers’ Association Creasey Dagger for the best first crime novel, among many other prizes. Her second novel, Tamburlaine Must Die, also received critical acclaim for its daring treatment of the last days of Christopher Marlowe. Louise Welsh lives in Glasgow.