Siren Queen - (Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court (Paperback)) by Fiona Buckley (Paperback)

About the Book

The latest richly evocative and impressively researched mystery in a series that seamlessly blends riveting authenticity and masterful storytelling reveals the inside story behind Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots.

Book Synopsis

In the worlds of passion and politics, Ursula Blanchard knows to follow her heart -- if she is to keep her head....

Happily married and enjoying the life domestic, Ursula has her mind on family matters, not court treachery, as she begins to plan a betrothal for her young daughter Meg. When the powerful Duke of Norfolk extends an invitation for Ursula and her family to travel to London to meet Edmund Dean, a potential suitor, Ursula's hopes are quickly dashed: there is something in Dean's eyes that Ursula distrusts. Furthermore, she has also stumbled upon a rapidly accelerating plot closing in on her dear half-sister, Queen Elizabeth I, whom she is sworn to protect. When murder strikes the Duke's household, and a ciphered correspondence hints at the return of the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots, it's up to Ursula to keep the intrigue under wraps while racing to preserve the Queen's life. With Meg quickly falling in love with the wrong man, Ursula must walk a knife's edge to save her innocent daughter...and an unknowing throne.

Review Quotes

"[A] sixteenth-century mystery series as complicated and charming as an Elizabethan knot garden."

-- The Tampa Tribune

"Tantalizing....The Siren Queen and Ursula weave their own special spells."

-- Detroit Free Press

"Ursula is the essence of iron cloaked in velvet -- a heroine to reckon with."

-- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Fiona Buckley is the author of eight historical mystery novels featuring Ursula Blanchard: To Shield the Queen, The Doublet Affair, Queen's Ransom, To Ruin a Queen, Queen of Ambition, A Pawn for a Queen, The Fugitive Queen, and The Siren Queen. She lives in North Surrey, England.