To Shield the Queen
by:
Fiona Buckley (author)
Set in Queen Elizabeth I's court, this compelling historical debut mystery introduces Ursula Blanchard, a widowed young mother who has become lady-in-waiting to the queen. In "To Shield the Queen", Ursula finds herself at the center of a plot that could disgrace and threaten Her Majesty.
Set in Queen Elizabeth I's court, this compelling historical debut mystery introduces Ursula Blanchard, a widowed young mother who has become lady-in-waiting to the queen. In "To Shield the Queen", Ursula finds herself at the center of a plot that could disgrace and threaten Her Majesty.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671015312 (0671015311)
Publish date: October 1st 1998
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 336
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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