A series of books by Peter Cooke
The Glass Dagger 3rd Edition by Peter Cooke
Paperback Third Edition Published October 2008 ISBN 978 0 9553418 8 5.
First adventure of the Glassmaker Series.
The book is a plot driven historical thriller, with a strong romantic interest, for both male and female readers. When Giam Bellini, rising star of Murano glassmaking falls in love with Lady Maria Morisini, it lights the fuse of an explosive tale of love, betrayal and intrigue that encompasses the corrupt worlds of Venetian politics and the Court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Giam is involved in a desperate race against time to rescue Maria from the clutches of his betrayer Adrian Ragazoni, as together with Sir William Cecil, he tries to prevent the assassination of Queen Elizabeth by the Maldini plotters.
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The Crystal Ship, 1st Edition, by Peter Cooke
Paperback 1st Edition ISBN 978 0 9553418 1 6 Published October 2009.
The second adventure in the Glassmaker Series.
Jacob Bell (Giam Bellini), Queen Elizabeth’s Glassmaker, joins Admiral John Hawkins in a battle against Catholic plotters led by Count Ridolfi. Drawing on all their resources of boldness, courage and cunning, they carry through an audacious plan to free Hawkins’s men who are at risk from the dreaded Spanish Inquisition and strive to discover the extent of the plot. With the outcome in doubt, Jacob and his powerful new ship The Crystal, are sent by Queen Elizabeth, on a secret mission to Venice. At stake is the growing friendship between Venice and England; Jacob’s future life in England; marriage with Maria and a life with his son. With his untested ship, he is drawn into an encounter with the all conquering Ottoman galley fleet, which threatens all of their lives, as well as the continuing existence of Venice itself. Through intrigue, gunsmoke and bloody warfare, Jacob battles with the plotters to a new life with his love Maria.
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Blood-Red Goblet, 1st Edition, by Peter Cooke.
NOW AVAILABLE
Paperback 1st Edition ISBN 978 0 9553418 2 3, expected August 2010.
The third adventure in the Glassmaker Series.
As foreshadowed at the end of the second book, the third adventure sees Jacob Bell recruited by the Guise family to help Sir Anthony Babington rescue Mary Stuart from captivity. He discovers they are plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth and restore England to Catholicism. Working as a double agent with dangerous men such as Jed Sutton puts Jacob's family in danger. When Jacob exposes details of the plot to Walsingham, Mary Stuart is is brought to trial and sentenced to death. Realising Jacob is a spy, Jed Sutton kidnaps Jacob's wife Maria and son Rico, threatening to kill them unless Jacob helps him to release Mary Stuart from Fotheringay Castle. A seemingly impossible task and a dangerous gamble, lead to a desperate struggle as the affair reaches it's exciting climax.
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A Shattered Crystal, 1st Edition, by Peter Cooke
Not yet available.
1st Edition Scheduled for publication in 2011.
Final adventure of the Glassmaker Series.
Now that Mary Stuart is dead, Jacob hopes to retire from his espionage work and concentrate on glass-making. The dogs of war, whipped up by Philip of Spain cast their shadow over an isolated England. As the mighty Armada gathers it's strength for the invasion of England, Jacob and his ships run the gauntlet of the Catholic ships to carry on their business. His son Ricardo has inherited Jacob's love of the sea and is serving as an officer in The Crystal's sister ship, The Maria.
When the Armada sweeps up the English Channel to be harried by the English fleet, both of his ships become embroiled in the conflict. As the battle reaches it's climax, Jacob is forced to put The Crystal and his son in extreme peril to delay the Armada's escape and allow the English ships to engage the Spanish fleet. The combined firepower of his ships is formidable, but the odds are insurmountable. Will they be able to survive long enough for the fleet to reach them?
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