• The Dead Hamlets

The Dead Hamlets

by Peter Darbyshire

October 29, 2024 | ISBN 978-1-998408-06-1 | 206 Pages

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The Book of Cross 2 The Witches never failed to extract a price somehow. When Cross stumbles drunkenly into a darkened Berlin theatre that is staging Hamlet, he does not expect to see Morgana le Fay on stage as Queen Gertrude or witness a real murder. But a deadly ghost is haunting the faerie queen’s plays and Morgana expects Cross to solve the mystery or risk his daughter, Amelia, becoming the next victim. With the fate of Amelia in the balance Cross tries to unravel a mystery that takes him to libraries outside of time, into battles alongside an undead Christopher… Read more

  • The Dead Hamlets (Steven, Don't Quill the Messenger, 28/12/2024)
    Steven welcomes Canadian author Peter Darbyshire to this episode to discuss his new editions of the Cross series, especially the second book in the series, The Dead Hamlets - a foray into historical fantasy fiction involving the Shakespeare canon, Kit Marlowe, and the curse of "Hamlet."

    • "The Dead Hamlets is a fun, and whip-smart, read." – Vancouver Sun
    • Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2024 (Hamilton Review of Books, 27/12/2024)
      It's lovely to see Peter's book included in the HRB members favourite book covers of 2024.

  • Peter Darbyshire is the author of six books and more stories than he can remember. He lives near Vancouver, British Columbia, where he spends his time writing, raising children and playing D&D with other writers. It’s a good life.