Betrayal (17 page)

The Royal Court is on its summer travels and

Lady Grace is sure something strange is going on. As

Queen Elizabeth narrowly escapes a series of mysterious

accidents, Grace must investigate just who might be

behind the conspiracy. Could it really be one of the

Queen’s faithful friends—or even her latest suitor?

Delve into the daybooke of Lady Grace,

Queen Elizabeth’s favorite Maid of Honor,

to discover a deadly dangerous plot. …

Available everywhere February 2005

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cavendish, Grace. Betrayal / Patricia Finney is writing as Grace Cavendish. p. cm.—(The Lady Grace Mysteries, from the daybookes of Lady Grace Cavendish : book the second) Summary: Lady Grace Cavendish, Elizabeth I’s youngest maid of honor, finds herself in the midst of a battle at sea while posing as a boy aboard the ship of Francis Drake, where she and Masou stowed away in hopes of finding the kidnapped Lady Sarah.

eISBN: 978-0-307-53639-6

[1. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—Fiction. 2. Great Britain—History—Elizabeth, 1558–1603—Fiction. 3. Kidnapping—Fiction. 4. Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?–1596—Fiction. 5. Diaries—Fiction. 6. Mystery and detective stories.]

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