Chapter 4 - New Fancies’ Shapes | Dog Days: A Kit Marlowe Mystery

The Three Ravens Podcast · Aug 4, 2025 · 37m

Reunited with his sister, who he really wishes would go back to Canterbury, the fourth episode of Dog Days sees Kit Marlowe following up on his wishes to have, in a list of descending priority, tobacco, breakfast, and a sword of some kind - even if it's purely a show piece.

This takes him across London Bridge and into Southwark, to The Rose, a rival playhouse and the domain of Philip Henslowe.

Henslowe is canny, an eye ever to his books, but he may have a blind spot - for the workers at the brothel attached to his theatre are scared: brutal murders are taking place around them, and these…