by Rory Clements (2012)
The Elizabethan navy has a secret weapon: an optical instrument so powerful it gives England unassailable superiority at sea. Spain will stop at nothing to steal it and seize the two men who understand its secrets - its operative William Ivory, known as the 'Queen's Eye', and its inventor, the maverick magician Dr Dee.
Rory Clements
For fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris, THE HERETICS is the fifth in Rory Clements' acclaimed and bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers. Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, 'does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times.
William Boyd
"What happens to your life when everything you thought you knew about your mother turns out to be an elaborate lie? During the long, hot summer of 1976, Ruth Gilmartin discovers that her very English mother Sally is really Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian emigree and one-time spy." "In 1939 Eva is a beautiful 28-year-old living in Paris. As war breaks out, she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious, patrician Englishman. Under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one. Even those she loves most." "Since then Eva has carefully rebuilt her life - but once a spy, always a spy. And now she must complete one final assignment. This time, though, Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help."--BOOK JACKET.
M.C. Beaton
At first, Emily Goodenough and her father, Sir George, are exactly what the servants at 67 Clarges Street are hoping for: respectable tenants to usher in a successful Season. But all is not what it seems...as it transpires that 'Sir George' and his 'daughter' are successful con artists! But the servants' resolve to unmask the pair is tested when they uncover a plot by the villainous Sir Edward Kirby to force his unwanted attentions on Emily. So the staff join forces in a scheme to transform the Goodenoughs into society's darlings, foil Sir Edward...and snare the man of Emily's dreams in the bargain.
Katherine Webb
De komst van een nieuwe dienstmeid in het huis van een dominee betekent in 1911 het begin van dramatische gebeurtenissen die uiteindelijk leiden tot moord en de vondst van brieven op het slagveld rond Ieper in 2011.