Autumn, 1671: war looms with Holland, while discontent grows with England's dissolute monarch, Charles II, grows. Meanwhile Betsy Brand, celebrated actress with the Duke's Theatre, has a predicament. Beset by financial troubles, she is obliged to leave London and undertake a dangerous venture as a spy for her country. What starts out as a fact-finding mission to the Low Countries soon turns into a deadly game, in which Betsy must use all her acting skills. Though she meets her match in Captain Mullin, a reckless fellow-agent, the two find they must work together to confront an unseen killer, and unravel a plot that strikes at the very heart of England itself -
- ISBN10 0719808065
- ISBN13 9780719808067
- Publish Date 30 November 2012 (first published 1 December 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
- Format eBook
- Pages 224
- Language English