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Scent of Danger
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Ursula's visit to her Devon relatives leads to murder, mayhem and a possible plot to free Mary, Queen of Scots in the latest Ursula Blanchard Tudor mystery.
February, 1586. When the queen's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, learns that Ursula is to visit her relatives in Devon, he asks her to find out what has happened to two of his local agents, who have been strangely silent recently. On arrival in the small Devon village of Zeal Aquatico, Ursula discovers that both spies in question have met with mysterious - and fatal - accidents. Or is there more to it than that?
What did the two spies find out that got them killed? Is there any truth to the rumours that King Philip of Spain, in league with the queen's cousin, Mary Stuart, intends to launch an invasion from the south coast? As Ursula pursues her investigations, it becomes clear that someone in Zeal Aquatico is determined to stop her finding out the truth ... whatever it takes.
February, 1586. When the queen's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, learns that Ursula is to visit her relatives in Devon, he asks her to find out what has happened to two of his local agents, who have been strangely silent recently. On arrival in the small Devon village of Zeal Aquatico, Ursula discovers that both spies in question have met with mysterious - and fatal - accidents. Or is there more to it than that?
What did the two spies find out that got them killed? Is there any truth to the rumours that King Philip of Spain, in league with the queen's cousin, Mary Stuart, intends to launch an invasion from the south coast? As Ursula pursues her investigations, it becomes clear that someone in Zeal Aquatico is determined to stop her finding out the truth ... whatever it takes.
Author
Fiona Buckley
Fiona Buckley is the author of eighteen previous Ursula Blanchard mysteries, and a historical saga, Late Harvest. Under her real name, Valerie Anand, she is the author of numerous historical novels, including the much-loved Bridges Over Time series. Brought up in London, she now lives in Surrey.
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Reviews for Scent of Danger
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3.5/5
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the eighteenth book in the Ursula Stannard series of Elizabethan mysteries. Ursula decides to investigate the apparent disappearance of two of Walsingham's agents whom she recruited in Devon. She discovers that they have both died in rather unlikely "accidents". The investigation brings with it the usual series of dangers to Ursula, whose life is threatened on two occasions. However, like the most recent two novels in the series, I found the final revelation and motivation of the culprit just stretched my credulity too far. Ursula helps to resolve a couple of romantic situations in the process and also acquires two more members of her household, to replace one who leaves. Given that the author is in her mid 80s, one wonders how many more books there are likely to be in this series, but the ending does not suggest any kind of finality and I will keep reading them so long as she keeps writing them.
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