A Missed Murder

Name: A Missed Murder
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Jecks
ISBN: 9781407980843

Author: Michael Jecks

Series: Bloody Mary Mysteries #3

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 05/01/2019

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

London 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain – and not everyone is happy about the alliance. The kingdom is divided between those loyal to Catholic Mary and those who support her half-sister, Lady Elizabeth. Former cutpurse turned paid assassin Jack Blackjack has more immediate matters to worry about. Having been ordered to kill a man, he determines to save him instead. But Jack defies his spymaster at his peril…and even the best-laid plans can sometimes go awry. When it appears that Jack has killed the wrong man, he reluctantly finds himself drawn into affairs of state, making new enemies wherever he turns. Can he survive long enough to put matters right?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patricia on November 23, 2018

A Bloody Mary Tudor Mystery Queen Mary has married Phillip II of Spain and is soon to give birth to their child. The alliances run deep on both sides of Mary and her half-sister, Elizabeth. Trust isn't even in the vocabulary in this century. Jack is no longer a thief but a paid killer, trading his lif......more

Goodreads review by Puzzle on September 15, 2018

Another hugely enjoyable caper-style mystery set in the days of Mary Tudor. Full review at classicmystery.blog......more

Goodreads review by Anne on August 08, 2020

This book is a welcome return to Tudor England and the world of Jack Blackjack . Jack has been tasked by his Spymaster to kill a man - when he is informed of the change in plans he tries to save him instead . One body turns into two and Jack is in a mess yet again - his life is one disaster after ano......more

Goodreads review by Gayle on October 24, 2018

Jack Blackjack, paid assassin, has been ordered to kill a man. But, instead of killing this man, Jack decides to save him. Then, when another man with whom Jack has been acquainted with turns up dead, Jack is the apparent suspect. Now has has a number of people after him, and some of those people ar......more

Goodreads review by Soozee on August 06, 2022

Set in the London of Tudor Mary, Jack Blackjack is a former thief who has been retained as an assassin, but unfortunately he does not like killing people, so he contrives to have his victims murdered by proxy. In this story, set against the backdrop of Mary's marriage to Philip of Spain and her phan......more