To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781470888930 (1470888939)
Publish date: July 1st 2013
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Medieval,
Mystery,
Detective,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
16th Century
Series: Ursula Blanchard (#1)
The debut of Ursula Blanchard was excellent. Generally I find that when I book is the first in a series, the author spends a large majority of the book giving the main protagonist a background story. I like in this instance how the author gives us what we need to know at the beginning and then succe...
I'm a fan of a well-done historical mystery, and this is the first of a series that leaves me wanting to read more. I like the mix not just of historical and fictional characters, but of historical and fictional mysteries set in the Elizabethian Age, and the Tudor period is certainly one I find fasc...
Although still married to Amy, Sir Robert Dudley is courting Queen Elizabeth. This does not sit well with members of the court, nor those in the kingdom still wanting to bring back their “catholic” monarchy. Enter Ursula Blanchard, a newly widowed young mother in dire straits needing to financiall...
well plotted, great attention to detail, nice characterizations...just a little boring...overall, though, i enjoyed it.
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