Queen's Ransom

Name: Queen's Ransom
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Fiona Buckley
ISBN: 9781433240560

Author: Fiona Buckley

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/25/2005

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Ursula Blanchard has a mandate from the secretary of state to spy on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. Ursula now must travel to France, where civil war may break out at any moment. The mission to mediate peace between warring Protestant and Catholic factions seems clear, but there are hidden forces at work. Whom can Ursula trust? What will happen to her daughter if she fails?

About Fiona Buckley

Valerie Anand, who also writes as Fiona Buckley, was born in North in 1947. Educated at Mitcham County School for Girls, she knew by the age of six that she wanted to be a novelist. In 1976 her first book was published. She now has over twenty novels published, including the 'Bridges Over Time' historical series, written as Valerie Anand, and the Ursula Blanchard Elizabethan espionage series, written as Fiona Buckley.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on March 04, 2012

Elizabethan sleuth Ursula Blanchard crosses the Channel in her third adventure, braving war-torn France to carry a private letter from Elizabeth to Catherine de'Medici. Religious hysteria, an accusation of murder, and a malicious priest land Ursula's faithful maid Dale in prison and Ursula scrambles......more

Goodreads review by Truls on December 02, 2021

En utmärkt liten deckarhistoria. Bortsett från de fem sista sidorna var den ett rent nöje att läsa.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on May 21, 2013

The plot was a bit far fetched and the pace somewhat tedious. I enjoyed it less than Ms. Buckley's previous offerings in this series.......more

Goodreads review by Catsalive on July 14, 2022

What a perilous tightrope Ursula Blanchard has to walk. Catholics & Protestants at odds & the danger of being burned alive, acting as spy for unpredictable QE1, not-so-secretly married to a Catholic herself, a daughter to provide for... These are certainly those cursed interesting times for Ursula t......more

Goodreads review by Beth on December 08, 2021

I enjoyed the book, partly. I was only able to find this one (#3), so I think I'm missing some of the context of the story.........more