num_pages: 240
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Scent of Danger
publisher: Severn House