A Deadly Complot: Elizabethan spies conspire to defend the realm...

Tom Walsingham Mysteries #4

by C. P. Giuliani

Tom Walsingham returns in another deadly espionage adventure! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, S W Perry and Andrew Taylor.The shadow of treachery hangs over the realm…England, 1586Tom Walsingham has been tasked with keeping watch over the network of spies recruited by his spymaster cousin, Sir Francis Walsingham.After intercepting a series of letters sent to and from Chartley Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots has been imprisoned, the spies have infiltrated a ring of Catholic plotters. Led by the zealous Anthony Babington, the conspirators plan to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, thus restoring Catholicism to the realm.With most of the plotters under careful observation, the spies have only to wait for the right moment to have them arrested. However, when one of Tom’s couriers — Isaac Finch — goes missing, it seems that Babington’s conspirators may suspect that they have informers in their midst.Fearing that Finch may have been forced to reveal the spies’ plans, Tom vows to find out who killed him.As he follows the sinister trail, Tom discovers that there is no shortage of people who may have wished Finch harm. And with the queen and the realm under threat, the pressure is on to solve the mystery before any more of Sir Francis’s recruits are lost…Have Sir Francis’s spies been discovered? Is there a traitor in their midst?And can Tom unravel the courier’s fate before Babington’s plotters act on their treasonous scheme…?A DEADLY COMPLOT is a page-turning espionage adventure thriller set during the Elizabethan era in Tudor England. It is the fourth book in The Tom Walsingham Mysteries series.THE TOM WALSINGHAM MYSTERY Book The Road to MurderBook A Treasonous PathBook Death In RheimsBook A Deadly ComplotBook A Snare Of Deceit

310 pages, Paperback

Published March 13, 2024

Reviews

[Di Paterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historical intrigue at its best.

I love the history in these novels, and the way Tom becomes embroiled in investigating deaths, but Nick Skeres is still my favourite character. This series continues to intrigue and entertain.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

1586. Tom Walsingham has even instructed by his cousin Sir Francis to oversee a group of spies, ready to implicate Mary Queen of Scots in treason. Meanwhile one of his couriers has gone missing.
An entertaining historical mystery

[Diane Trider · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed the book

I found the characters and the history interesting but I did find that I was confused quite often. Would certainly read more of the series.