Death of Kings by Philip Gooden

London, 1601, and Elizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir. Plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen's former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the throne - but some believe he intends to seize it.

 In the theatre world, the Chamberlain's Men are approached by a member of Essex's inner circle. He offers them money to put on a special performance of Shakespeare's Richard II - the treasonous drama of monarchy deposed and murdered. And player Nick Revill finds himself forced to act as a government spy and keep watch on his own company. His secret works earns him enemies, and then the murders start.....

Seriously, there is no murder in this book. My review is going to be totally negative. So, I would advice you all not to read it. This is the only book I didnt like. This book made me very angry. If only I had known! I wouldnt have wasted my time on it.
 
Anyway, this book contains a lot of suspence. Everywhere there is suspence. There should have been only the suspence at the end, not in the beginning. Philip Gooden did not explain some parts of the book and jumbled up other parts. Some parts were also predictable.
This book was a serious disaster. There is no murder. Its more of a mystery. There is a lot of suspence in the book and that makes it boring. There are like only two murders. There should have been only the suspense at the end, not in the between. I couldnt even understand half of the book. Its all jumbled up. There are parts which are not needed and parts which are not good in a murder book.

Well, Nick Revill earns only one enemy. And I dont know how does he earn him also. I dont know what does Philip Gooden want to tell through this book or what this book is about. Its all so jumbled up. I was literally waiting for this book to get over. I really dont know what to say, so I would like to conclude with :

All in all I hated this book.