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    Rescue For A Queen, A

    By Fiona Buckley

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    The eleventh enthralling adventure to feature Ursula Blanchard, reluctant spy in the service of Queen Elizabeth I

    February, 1571. Ursula is once more plunged into affairs of the state when she escorts her foster daughter Margaret to the Netherlands to meet her suitor. The queen’s spymaster, Sir William Cecil, learns that the wealthy Italian banker Roberto Ridolfi will be hosting their forthcoming wedding – a man who he fears may once again be plotting to put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. But Ursula is also about to come face-to-face with her greatest enemy – and the exiled Countess of Northumberland is not the only figure from Ursula’s past to put in a surprising appearance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9781780103907
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    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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    • 3/5
      From the inside flap: "February 1571. When Ursula's foster daughter Margaret receives a proposal of marriage from a Dutchman she barely knows, her estranged parents ask Ursula to escort her to the Netherlands to meet her suitor. But Ursula's journey has a deeper purpose. When the Queen's spy-master Sir William Cecil (Lord Burghley) learns that banker Roberto Ridolfi will be honoring the wedding celebrations, he asks Ursula to find out what he's (Ridolfi) up to. For Cecil fears that Ridolfi may be plotting to put Mary Queen of Scots on the English Throne.And, so, once again, Ursula finds herself reluctantly engaged in affairs of the state. her reluctance is well-founded; for in the Netherlands she will come face to face with her greatest enemy - and the exiled Countess of Northumberland is not the only figure from Ursula's past to put in a surprising appearance."There was a glaring error of blatant stupidity on Ursula's part which led her into the trap set by Anne Percy.. as well as the deliberate betrayal of Ursula's jealous retainer Fran Brockley. That knocked off one star!The twist was a reintroduction of Ursula's past, which was well written.
    • 4/5
      The eleventh novel in the Ursula Blanchard series of Elizabethan mysteries. This is Ridolfi/Duke of Norfolk plot part 2. There is a very palpable sense of fear and oppression during the sequences set in Inquisition-ruled Madrid, the contrast between that and the physical beauty of the city being well drawn. During these scenes Brockley and, in particular, Dale are less sympathetic than usual, being pulled to the extremes of their character in a way that was a little shocking. I enjoyed the story as usual, though the pattern of Ursula saying she definitely wants to go on no further missions, but being talked/cajoled into doing so by Cecil, wears thin. There is at least one more novel in the series, and I hope it may be a little more varied.
    • 3/5
      The book would be better (and only half as long) if the author gave up going over and over and over and over the things that happened in the past.
    • 3/5
      A Rescue for a Queen is a story that just goes on and on and then just stops. It is advertised as a thriller, but many of the situations that Ursula found herself in and rescues just seemed unbelievable. Consequently the book receives a good solid three stars for being a good story but not one that would be recommended.
    • 5/5
      The historical setting was super. It included the Netherlands and Spain, with information about the Inquisition. The details and people, many of whom were real people, helped illustrate the power and reach of the Elizabethan court. The story of Ursula continued as well, taking her past the death of her beloved husband Hugh. Although she did not want to spy anymore, she did go to the Netherlands on the queens business and from there to Spain.