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Queen & Country
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Queen & Country—A Hew Cullan Mystery
Returning to Scotland after three years in London's underworld, Hew Cullan's marriage and his life hang on solving a royal mystery.
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About the Ebook
1587. After three long years, exiled from home and family, and drawn into the depths of the London underworld under the tutelage of Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, Hew returns to Scotland with his new English wife, Frances. The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots has unleashed a torrent of anti-English sentiment in the Scottish people and fear in King James VI, jeopardising Hew's now unlawful marriage. However, the king invites Hew to investigate the perplexing meaning of a death's head painting that has come into his possession. What does it symbolise, and is it a message from his dead mother? Are the local painters all that they appear? If Hew solves the mystery, his marriage to Frances will be blessed. The stakes have never been higher as he embarks on a quest for love and life. Queen & Country is the fifth Hew Cullan Mystery by Shirley McKay.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- The fifth Hew Cullan mystery — with the highest personal stakes yet
- The execution of Mary Queen of Scots has unleashed chaos — and threatens Hew's unlawful marriage
- Rich historical atmosphere and gripping mystery from a master of Scottish historical crime
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'This is a historical fiction series that crosses the gender divide... I defy anyone to read that last page without finding something in their eye that makes it water.' The Bookbag
'A richly imagined tale, very well researched.' Historical Novel Society
About the Author
Shirley McKay was born in Tynemouth but now lives with her family in Fife. At the age of fifteen she won the Young Observer playwriting competition, her play being performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. She went on to study English and Linguistics at the University of St Andrews before attending Durham University for postgraduate study in Romantic and Seventeenth-Century prose. She was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. Shirley works as a freelance proofreader.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 17 September 2015
Print Length: 320 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857908520
Format: Ebook
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