"This daring genre hybrid explores the dark realities of Elizabethan England, while throwing some refracted light onto our own turbulent time." — Winnipeg Review
"Complex, lyrical, and with a profound sense of a world long passed and humanity's eternal motivations, This Marlowe holds up extremely well next to the most lauded recent historical fiction." — Quill & Quire
"Michelle Butler Hallett angles a glass onto a four-centuries-old tragedy and haunts us with our own reflection. This Marlowe is lyrical, audacious, and achingly human: a psychological thriller and a meditation upon power, faith, loyalty, and betrayal — and the capacity of love to ruin and redeem. I loved it." — Ian Weir, author of Will Starling
"There's the real rigour of authenticity here, the tone and nuance of a time and place skilfully conjured. Butler Hallett's great gift to us, though, is her ability to chart these waters in ways that are still surprising and fresh. History's Marlowe becomes her own, offering us his wit and wisdom and seemingly new lessons about faith, ambition, loyalty, and yes, love." — Robert Chafe, author of Afterimage, winner of the Governor General's Award for Drama
"Perfectly paced and gracefully wrought, This Marlowe is superior historical fare." — The Toronto Star
"Butler Hallett builds upon a strong, believable foundation, giving the reader a vibrant sense of the times." — Atlantic Books Today
“This is a masterful work of historical fiction, beginning with the cover to the printed pages.” — Seaboard Review
