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.