The queen's gamble
By: Barbara Kyle
Series: Thornleigh series -- 4
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780758238566
Subjects: Fiction; Hostages; History
Description: "Young Queen Elizabeth I's path to the throne has been a perilous one, and already she faces a dangerous crisis. French troops have landed in Scotland to quell a rebel Protestant army, and Elizabeth fears once they are entrenched on the border, they will invade England. Isabel Thornleigh has returned to London from the New World with her Spanish husband, Carlos Valverde, and their young son. Ever the queen's loyal servant, Isabel is recruited to smuggle money to the Scottish rebels. Yet Elizabeth's trust only goes so far--Isabel's son will be the queen's pampered hostage until she completes her mission. Matters grow worse when Isabel's husband is engaged as military advisor to the French, putting the couple on opposite sides in a deadly cold war" -- from author's web site.
Notes: Includes a Reading Group guide (p. [419]-422).