The extraordinary series featuring a "heroine to reckon with" (Kirkus Reviews) yields another passionate Elizabethan mystery, set in an eerie castle on the Welsh-English border.
As the thrilling adventures of Ursula Blanchard, secret agent for Queen Elizabeth I, continue, she finds herself in France�reunited with her husband, Matthew de la Roche, in a passionate but flawed relationship. But when Ursula learns that her daughter, Meg, has mysteriously disappeared, she immediately sets out on a frantic and dangerous search. The trail leads back to England, to Vetch Castle�a grim, haunted keep owned by the enigmatic Philip Mortimer. Soon Ursula forms an alliance with Mortimer's aging but beautiful mother and finds herself investigating a murder and an elaborate plot that could overthrow the Queen's throne.
With surprises on every page and a high suspense setting, To Ruin a Queen is the best yet from an author whose series continues to gain momentum�and whose heroine becomes more beguiling with each new tale. |
