THE START OF AN INCREDIBLE NEW SERIES FROM NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING S. J. PARRIS England, 1598. Queen Elizabeth’s successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge.When a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen’s spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate.
A cryptic note found on the dead girl’s body connects to Sophia’s previous life as a spy, and her quest soon takes her into dangerous waters. Powerful enemies emerge, among them the Earl of Essex: the Queen’s favourite courtier and a man of ruthless ambition.
This is a murder that reaches directly into the heart of the court. And Sophia is concealing a deep-buried secret of her own. She must uncover the truth before her past threatens to destroy her.
- ISBN13 9780008595821
- Publish Date 8 May 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Hemlock Press
- Format Audiobook (WAV)
- Duration 10 hours and 40 minutes
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk