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OverviewJack Blackjack is ordered to eliminate a spy in Princess Elizabeth's household in this engaging Tudor mystery. June, 1554. Former cutpurse and now professional assassin Jack Blackjack has deep misgivings about his latest assignment. He has been despatched to the Palace of Woodstock, where Queen Mary's half-sister Princess Elizabeth is being kept under close guard. Jack's employer has reason to believe that a spy has been installed within the princess's household, and Jack has been ordered to kill her. Jack has no choice but to agree. But he arrives at Woodstock to discover that a murder has already been committed. As he sets out to prove his innocence by uncovering the real killer, Jack finds the palace to be a place steeped in misery and deceit; a hotbed of illicit love affairs, seething resentments, clashing egos and bitter jealousies. But who among Woodstock's residents is hiding a deadly secret - and will Jack survive long enough to find out? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael JecksPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Severn House Edition: Main Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781780295817ISBN 10: 1780295812 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 August 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPlot twists abound, but the novel's greatest strength is its jaunty tone, plunging the reader into raucous Elizabethan England --Publishers Weekly Author InformationMichael Jecks is the author of more than thirty novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |