{"product_id":"to-seize-a-queen-9781448313563","title":"To Seize a Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eQueen Elizabeth's half-sister and secret agent Ursula Stannard takes on a dangerous new mission involving mysterious disappearances and murder in Cornwall in this gripping Tudor mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e1594\u003c\/i\u003e. Ursula Stannard is attending on her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth, when she receives an urgent summons from Sir Robert Cecil. Cornishman Master Roskilly was fished out of the sea by Sir Francis Godolphin, and has a shocking tale of being snatched by pirates and put on a slave vessel to Constantinople before his audacious escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he's not the only one. . . Folk in Cornwall are mysteriously disappearing. But why are only exceptional or unusual individuals being kidnapped, and could there be a link to two recent murders? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the queen's annual progress stalled, Ursula agrees to go undercover to unmask those responsible, knowing that Queen Elizabeth would be the most prized captive of all . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFans of S.J. Parris, C.J. Sansom and Rory Clements won't want to miss this compelling, impeccably researched Tudor mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiona Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-two previous Ursula Blanchard mysteries. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605284360466,"sku":"9781448313563","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff9f14f1-1ee9-42bb-b7b4-6ed69e066fcd.jpg?v=1750160000","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-seize-a-queen-9781448313563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}