The Tudor Conspiracy: Elizabeth's Spymaster Two (Elizabeths Spymaster 2) (Paperback)

Bristling with treachery death and intrigue THE TUDOR CONSPIRACY is as fast-paced and thrilling as THE TUDOR SECRET its predecessor in the ELIZABETH'S SPYMASTER series. 1553: Harsh winter falls across the realm. Mary Tudor has become queen and her enemies are imprisoned in the Tower but rumours of a plot to depose her swirl around the one person many consider to be England's heir and only hope-- her half-sister Princess Elizabeth. Brendan Prescott's foe and mentor the spymaster Cecil brings news that sends Brendan back to London on a dangerous mission. Intent upon trying to save Elizabeth he soon finds himself working as a double-agent for Mary herself. Plunged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a shadowy opponent who hides a terrifying secret Brendan races against time to retrieve a cache of the princess's private letters even as he begins to realize that in this dark world of betrayal and deceit - where power is supreme and sister can turn against sister - nobody can be trusted. 'Gortner has again produced a richly detailed book that is hard to put down.' Historical Novels Review on THE QUEEN'S VOW.