Born with Teeth

"Energetic and erotic...an intelligent slice of historical fiction." -Guardian

Christopher Marlowe-rockstar of Elizabethan theatre and notorious spy for the Crown-is danger and seduction combined. William Shakespeare-jobbing actor and promising young playwright-is dazzled by Marlowe, but with ambitions of his own. When the pair meet in the backroom of a pub to collaborate on a cycle of history plays, tensions rise as they navigate the perils of art under an oppressive regime, and flirt like young men with everything to lose...

An explosively entertaining duel of wits, words, and powerplay, Liz Duffy Adams's Born With Teeth is a playful and daring imagining of the relationship between two literary icons.