The ninth installment of this highly respected historical mystery series finds Elizabeth and the young Francis Drake being attacked by crossbows and longbows during a summer journey.
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The ninth installment of this highly respected historical mystery series finds Elizabeth and the young Francis Drake being attacked by crossbows and longbows during a summer journey.
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Used-Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 5.75"x8.5" 272 pages. 1st Printing. X-library w/graphics. Jacket design by Royce M. Becker. Jacket painting of The Armada, 1588 by Nicholas Hilliard. Jacket painting of Elizabeth I, Armada Portrait, c 1588. Author photo by Jeffrey A. Rycus. Map and timeline by Paul J. Pugliese. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Mylar backing glued to inside of covers. Date in ink on first fly paper. Elizabeth and her court depart London for a summer progress replete with great manor houses, rural receptions, outdoor repasts, forbidden romance, and games and sport. By royal command, the young Francis Drake joins the entourage. A ship's captain in his pre-glory days, he is desperate for Her Majesty's approval, and she is disconcerted to discover that she desires his admiration as well. However, someone's idea of games and sport includes shooting crossbows and longbows at the queen and her captain. As bodies and clues pile up, the mystery and dangers deepen like the surrounding forests. Both Drake and the queen have cousins they cannot trust who may want them dead. Elizabeth struggles to keep up a bold front for the cheering crowds and her watchful courtiers, but what terrifies her most is that her rival, Mary Queen of Scots, does not play by the rules. With Elizabeth's coterie of friends, Elizabeth must fearlessly confront her foes before she loses both her crown and her head. Goodreads 3.88.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Elizabeth I Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. Pristine copy, read once, from my personal library, no marks, tears or bumps. dust jacket covered in mylar. Stated First edition, first printing, incl number series w/1 Signed by the author on the title page,
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