The Reluctant Assassin by Fiona Buckley

The Reluctant Assassin by Fiona Buckley

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The Reluctant Assassin by Fiona Buckley

When Ursula's young son is kidnapped, she is lured into an impossible dilemma.March, 1581. Queen Elizabeth is once again being urged to consider marriage to the Duke of Alençon, a French Catholic twenty years her junior. The prospect of the match is causing unrest throughout the kingdom.Ursula Blanchard however has more immediate matters to worry about when her 9-year-old son is snatched away while out riding. If she is ever to see him again, Ursula must undertake an impossibly difficult and dangerous mission - and commit an act of high treason. Can she rely on her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth, for help?
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.

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Wanda McCaddon began recording books in the early 1980s and has since narrated well over six hundred titles, as well as abridging, narrating, and coproducing classic titles for her own company, Big Ben. Audiobook listeners may be familiar with her voice under one of her two nom de mikes, ' Donada Peters and Nadia May. The recipient of an Audie nomination and twenty-five Earphones Awards, AudioFile magazine has named her one of recording's Golden Voices.

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ISBN 13 9781780295855
ISBN 10 1780295855
Title The Reluctant Assassin
Author Fiona Buckley
Series A Tudor Mystery Featuring Ursula Blanchard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Canongate Books
Year published 2019-05-31
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.