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"One of the outstanding historical espionage series." Aspects of History
Saint Bartholomew's Day. Sunday, August 24 1572. Paris.
Robert Poley, fresh from graduating from Cambridge, rescues Sir Francis Walsingham and his household from the Catholic mobs led by the Duke of Guise who are slaughtering every Protestant they can find.
Poley becomes one of Walsingham's most trusted intelligencers. Despite his Catholic upbringing, he infiltrates one Catholic plot after another, all designed to overthrow Queen Elizabeth.
The agent soon realises that the most dangerous conspiracies centre around the Duke of Guise's Catholic cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
The plots to install Mary on the English throne become more ambitious and substantive. Walsingham decides on a pre-emptive strike.
The spymaster tasks Poley with infiltrating the enemy's inner circle and compromising Mary, so she becomes the author of her own demise.
A kingdom - and the life of a queen - hang in the balance.
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is also the author of the Richard Mariner thriller series.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
'Riveting tale full of fast action.' Publishers Weekly
'Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading.' Publishing News
'Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.' Booklist
'Equals the best of James Clavell.' Daily Telegraph
'Edge-of-the-seat terror on the high seas.' Daily Post
Genre: Historical
Saint Bartholomew's Day. Sunday, August 24 1572. Paris.
Robert Poley, fresh from graduating from Cambridge, rescues Sir Francis Walsingham and his household from the Catholic mobs led by the Duke of Guise who are slaughtering every Protestant they can find.
Poley becomes one of Walsingham's most trusted intelligencers. Despite his Catholic upbringing, he infiltrates one Catholic plot after another, all designed to overthrow Queen Elizabeth.
The agent soon realises that the most dangerous conspiracies centre around the Duke of Guise's Catholic cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
The plots to install Mary on the English throne become more ambitious and substantive. Walsingham decides on a pre-emptive strike.
The spymaster tasks Poley with infiltrating the enemy's inner circle and compromising Mary, so she becomes the author of her own demise.
A kingdom - and the life of a queen - hang in the balance.
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is also the author of the Richard Mariner thriller series.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
'Riveting tale full of fast action.' Publishers Weekly
'Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading.' Publishing News
'Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.' Booklist
'Equals the best of James Clavell.' Daily Telegraph
'Edge-of-the-seat terror on the high seas.' Daily Post
Genre: Historical
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