To Shield the Queen

by Fiona Buckley (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $20.93

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.70

  In September 1560 Robert Dudley's wife, Amy Robsart, was found lying with a broken neck.Many suspected foul play. The Queen - in love with Dudley - had a motiveThus begins a personal quest for Ursula Blanchard, an impoverished widow newly come to court, through which she will uncover a plot against the Queen and learn the truth behind Amy's death.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.25

  Rich characterization and sumptuous historical detail combined with a limpidly clear narrative style to make this Elizabethan detective story about the mysterious death Amy Robsart a page-turner with special warmth and charm.