The Doublet Affair.
signed
by Buckley, Fiona.
[London], Orion, [1998].. 1st British edition, signed by the author. Cloth, dust jacket. England seems to be flourishing under Elizabethan rule, but there are cracks in the facade. Ursula Blanchard is sent to investigate Lockhill Manor, where a Catholic conspiracy against the Queen may be developing. A strange inventory of artifacts and questionable scientific experiments make her more suspicious than ever. As she pieces the clues together she finds herself facing a dilemma. Must she choose between her husband and her Queen? Will she succeed in her mission, or pay the price with her life? Fine in a fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 7529)