Traitor

Visit the locations in the novel If you have a care to step back in time to 17th England , then this is an interesting journey! A great mystery wrapped up in royal intrigue and the dangers of court life...intriguing I do have a soft spot for a spy and mystery novel set in a royal court. I’ve read most......more

Very entertaining mystery set at the colourful court of Charles II in 1665. This is a tale of spies and war, not the Plague.......more

This is the third in a series of novels featuring Mercia Blakewood, a 17th century Englishwoman recruited by Charles II to carry out secret missions on his behalf. If you think that sounds far-fetched, it is worth noting that while Mercia is a fictional character, the King really did employ female s......more

I loved this book. I was really excited when it first arrived as I had loved the previous two books and wanted to know whee it was going to go next. This book starts as Mercia arrives back in England immediately after the events of Book two where she was in America on a mission for the King. It gets......more

A fitting end to this historical crime trilogy, Traitor was much more focused on court intrigue rather than the wilder everyday life in the Americas. There isn’t much description and the characters can feel a little distant and basic at times, but the overall plot and it’s various twists were excell......more