Much Ado About Murder
by Simon Hawke
Fledgling playwright Will Shakespeare and Symington Smythe, ostler and would-be thespian, are firmly ensconced in their theatre company. But due to the plague, all of London 's theatres have been closed. The players are broke, and our intrepid duo must seek employment in other lines of work – Smythe smithing and Will poeting. Then a murder rocks all of London.