As the thrilling adventures continue for Ursula Blanchard, secret agent for Queen Elizabeth I, 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 momentumâ??and whose heroine becomes more beguiling with each new tale.… (más)
Another good installment in this series. I just love this mystery series and am slowly collecting them all and getting them all read. The main character is wonderfully portrayed. I was able to deduce a good chunk of the mystery, but there were some twists that I didn't expect and others that I thought might happen that didn't. I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the series, but I have others that I need to read before I can get to it. ( )
Probably the best of this series since the first one. This concerns the ambitions of a fictitious branch of the Mortimers, descendents of the Roger of that name who ruled with Isabella during the minority of Edward III after overthrowing and probably murdering Edward II. The novel moves along at a brisk pace, with plenty of twists and turns, colourful characters (esp. Gladys) and some chilling moments along the way. For once, there's no secret Catholic plot. ( )
The journey that took me from Château Blanchepierre, on the banks of the Loire, to Vetch Castle on the Welsh March began, I think, on April 4, 1564, when I snatched up a triple-branched silver candlestick and hurled it the length of the Blanchepierre dinner table at my husband, Matthew de la Roche.
As the thrilling adventures continue for Ursula Blanchard, secret agent for Queen Elizabeth I, 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 momentumâ??and whose heroine becomes more beguiling with each new tale.
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