{"product_id":"a-matter-of-blood-c-p-giuliani-9780854955992","title":"A Matter of Blood: Spy-craft and treachery in Elizabethan England","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Walsinghams find themselves in trouble in the fallout of the Babington Plot! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, S W Perry and Andrew Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scots may be dead but support for the Catholic claim is still alive...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1588\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Stuart, the deposed Queen of Scots, polestar of all Catholic intriguers, and a life-long danger to England has met the executioner's axe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut many of her supporters still hold influential positions in Paris and her death has not endeared England to the French. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnbeknownst to the Queen of England, her spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, had more than a little to do with manipulating her into finally condemning her cousin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now a letter has been leaked exposing Walsingham's secret to the Queen's ambassador in Paris, Sir Edward Stafford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no love lost between Stafford and Walsingham and the ambassador will happily expose his nemesis, no matter the consequences for England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalsingham instructs his cousin Tom to travel to Paris to quell the rumours and discover Stafford's intentions. But then a troublesome Catholic leader, a kinsman of Stafford's, is suspected to have been poisoned, and Tom finds himself embroiled in another mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Tom win the trust of Stafford? Will he save his cousin's reputation?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr will the Parisians seek revenge on this hapless Englishman...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MATTER OF BLOOD \u003c\/b\u003eis a page-turning espionage adventure thriller set during the Elizabethan era in Tudor England. It is the sixth book in The Tom Walsingham Mysteries series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOM WALSINGHAM MYSTERY SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook One: The Road to Murder\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: A Treasonous Path\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: Death In Rheims\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: A Deadly Complot\u003cbr\u003eBook Five: A Snare of Deceit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Six: A Matter of Blood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Seven: The Man From Morocco\u003cbr\u003eBook Eight: Death At Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. P. Giuliani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854955992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854955992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.62d","brand":"C. P. Giuliani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217802113279,"sku":"9780854955992","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c488b8bd-46a5-43fa-bb78-8e6a45305c93.jpg?v=1771999544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-matter-of-blood-c-p-giuliani-9780854955992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}