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Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries #4
The Lost Highlander
Follow Kit in another enthralling Tudor adventure! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Perry and Andrew Swanston.
Will Kit discover what happened to her spy partner…?
1586, London
Covert espionage agent, Kit Scarlett, is once again tasked with defending Queen Elizabeth against an assassination attempt.
With the attacks on the queen’s life mounting, Kit and spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham know they need to find a firm link between these deadly plots and Mary Queen of Scots.
But Kit is also keen to investigate a more personal matter. Her espionage partner, Iohmar Blackwood, did not return from his last mission set by Walsingham and has not been seen for a year.
When Kit is given a task by Queen Elizabeth to deliver a letter to Mary Queen of Scots, a letter not to be read by officials or any political figure, she takes advantage of the opportunity search for Iomhar and find out what happened to him.
But she soon finds herself trailed by Mary Stuart’s supporters and her journey becomes fraught with danger.
Can Kit complete her mission? Will she find out what happened to Iohmar
Or will she become a victim in the fight to overthrow the queen of England…?
THE LOST HIGHLANDER is the fourth book in the Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries Series. It is a thrilling historical espionage adventure set in Elizabethan London with a feisty female lead.
THE KIT SCARLETT TUDOR MYSTERY
BOOK THE GENTLEWOMAN SPY
BOOK ROYAL ASSASSIN
BOOK A SPY AT HAMPTON COURT
BOOK THE LOST HIGHLANDER
BOOK THE TRAITOR QUEEN
Will Kit discover what happened to her spy partner…?
1586, London
Covert espionage agent, Kit Scarlett, is once again tasked with defending Queen Elizabeth against an assassination attempt.
With the attacks on the queen’s life mounting, Kit and spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham know they need to find a firm link between these deadly plots and Mary Queen of Scots.
But Kit is also keen to investigate a more personal matter. Her espionage partner, Iohmar Blackwood, did not return from his last mission set by Walsingham and has not been seen for a year.
When Kit is given a task by Queen Elizabeth to deliver a letter to Mary Queen of Scots, a letter not to be read by officials or any political figure, she takes advantage of the opportunity search for Iomhar and find out what happened to him.
But she soon finds herself trailed by Mary Stuart’s supporters and her journey becomes fraught with danger.
Can Kit complete her mission? Will she find out what happened to Iohmar
Or will she become a victim in the fight to overthrow the queen of England…?
THE LOST HIGHLANDER is the fourth book in the Kit Scarlett Tudor Mysteries Series. It is a thrilling historical espionage adventure set in Elizabethan London with a feisty female lead.
THE KIT SCARLETT TUDOR MYSTERY
BOOK THE GENTLEWOMAN SPY
BOOK ROYAL ASSASSIN
BOOK A SPY AT HAMPTON COURT
BOOK THE LOST HIGHLANDER
BOOK THE TRAITOR QUEEN
259 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 17, 2023
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About the author
Adele Jordan
8 books28 followersAdele is a writer with a fascination for history. Her focus is fiction in the Tudor era, telling the stories of women and adventure. Whether it’s inspired by true events or created purely from imagination, she desires to write stories from this captivating era that haven’t been written before of those on the edges of society, the paupers, the spies, the workers and those who have not had a voice.
Adele studied English at the University of Exeter before moving into an eclectic career of publishing and marketing. Having worked with the National Trust’s photography department for two years, Adele travelled the country to visit the landscapes and historical places that have carved England and Wales’ heritage. When Covid struck, the job disappeared overnight, and Adele committed her time to ghost writing and authoring her own stories, returning to her childhood dream job. Since then, she has had over twenty successful books published as a ghost writer and hopes to turn that success into stories now written in her own name.
Adele studied English at the University of Exeter before moving into an eclectic career of publishing and marketing. Having worked with the National Trust’s photography department for two years, Adele travelled the country to visit the landscapes and historical places that have carved England and Wales’ heritage. When Covid struck, the job disappeared overnight, and Adele committed her time to ghost writing and authoring her own stories, returning to her childhood dream job. Since then, she has had over twenty successful books published as a ghost writer and hopes to turn that success into stories now written in her own name.
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March 8, 2024
1586. Kit Scarlett had been sent on a secret mission by the Queen. Which coincides with her determination to find her partner Iomhar Blackwood, as he has been missing for a year. After he was sent by Walsingham to Scotland.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery/thriller with its likeable main characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery/thriller with its likeable main characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
April 8, 2023
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
The Lost Highlander is the fourth Kit Scarlett Tudor mystery by Adele Jordan. Released 17th Mar. 2023 by Sapere Books, it's 276 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other books in the series (now up to 4 books, with a fifth due out in June 2023), are also currently available on KU.
This is a spy/espionage thriller set in the late Elizabethan period. Political machinations and currying favor in the court of the queen can cause dangerous, even deadly, fallout. One of the more valuable and competent operatives in the employ of untrustworthy spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham is an intelligent and capable female protege called Kit Scarlett. Kit is sent on a mission to deliver a missive and investigate the possible involvement of the allies of Mary Queen of Scots in the mounting attempts on the life of aging Queen Elizabeth. At the same time, Kit's partner hasn't returned from his last mission and has been MIA for a year. It's another well written installment to this excellent historical series.
The author is quite capable, and the characters are three dimensional and believable. Although part of a series, necessary backstory is written into the story, so it works well enough as a standalone. The dialogue (of necessity) is written to be entirely accessible to modern readers, and happily the author has managed to avoid glaring modern anachronisms. The adventure is engagingly well written around a framework of actual people and events from the period. It's skillfully interwoven and not always easy to see where real history shades into fiction.
Four and a half stars. With 4 books extant currently and a fifth due out soon, this would be a great choice for a series binge/buddy read. Fans of Ariana Franklin, Andrew Swanston, and SJ Parris will find a lot to enjoy here. I'm not entirely sure about the distribution availability for library use, but this is an exceptionally well researched and credible historical series and would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, if available.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Lost Highlander is the fourth Kit Scarlett Tudor mystery by Adele Jordan. Released 17th Mar. 2023 by Sapere Books, it's 276 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other books in the series (now up to 4 books, with a fifth due out in June 2023), are also currently available on KU.
This is a spy/espionage thriller set in the late Elizabethan period. Political machinations and currying favor in the court of the queen can cause dangerous, even deadly, fallout. One of the more valuable and competent operatives in the employ of untrustworthy spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham is an intelligent and capable female protege called Kit Scarlett. Kit is sent on a mission to deliver a missive and investigate the possible involvement of the allies of Mary Queen of Scots in the mounting attempts on the life of aging Queen Elizabeth. At the same time, Kit's partner hasn't returned from his last mission and has been MIA for a year. It's another well written installment to this excellent historical series.
The author is quite capable, and the characters are three dimensional and believable. Although part of a series, necessary backstory is written into the story, so it works well enough as a standalone. The dialogue (of necessity) is written to be entirely accessible to modern readers, and happily the author has managed to avoid glaring modern anachronisms. The adventure is engagingly well written around a framework of actual people and events from the period. It's skillfully interwoven and not always easy to see where real history shades into fiction.
Four and a half stars. With 4 books extant currently and a fifth due out soon, this would be a great choice for a series binge/buddy read. Fans of Ariana Franklin, Andrew Swanston, and SJ Parris will find a lot to enjoy here. I'm not entirely sure about the distribution availability for library use, but this is an exceptionally well researched and credible historical series and would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, if available.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
March 21, 2023
I am a long time fan of the Kit Scarlett mysteries and they just keep getting better and better. Whenever I’m finished with them, I’m always left thinking ‘another!’. I either want to continue reading or go back to a previous one in the series as I never feel ready to leave.
They’re such effortless, easy books. I love having a series that I know just every single book will be enjoyable and it’s the reason I look forward to every one. I’m so glad there is going to be a book 5!
I always think they can’t get any better but this one may have been my favourite. It was super entertaining and made the hours disappear as I was reading. I always enjoy being back with Kit, she’s an instantly lovable character that leaves you rooting for her in every way.
This time, Iomhar is missing in action. Its been a year since he disappeared in his mysterious mission and Kit can no longer sit idly by. When a fortuitous mission gives her the opportunity to investigate Iomhar’s last seen whereabouts, she embarks on a quest to find him and bring him home to his family. All whilst side stepping inconvenient assassination attempts and trying to deliver a message to the once queen, Mary Stuart.
Also you don’t need to have read the other books in the series to enjoy this one, I recommend you diving in and then going to read the others because this series is just epic. I can’t wait for my next adventure with Kit!
Thank you to the author and publishers for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
They’re such effortless, easy books. I love having a series that I know just every single book will be enjoyable and it’s the reason I look forward to every one. I’m so glad there is going to be a book 5!
I always think they can’t get any better but this one may have been my favourite. It was super entertaining and made the hours disappear as I was reading. I always enjoy being back with Kit, she’s an instantly lovable character that leaves you rooting for her in every way.
This time, Iomhar is missing in action. Its been a year since he disappeared in his mysterious mission and Kit can no longer sit idly by. When a fortuitous mission gives her the opportunity to investigate Iomhar’s last seen whereabouts, she embarks on a quest to find him and bring him home to his family. All whilst side stepping inconvenient assassination attempts and trying to deliver a message to the once queen, Mary Stuart.
Also you don’t need to have read the other books in the series to enjoy this one, I recommend you diving in and then going to read the others because this series is just epic. I can’t wait for my next adventure with Kit!
Thank you to the author and publishers for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
April 20, 2023
When I started reading this, I did realise I've read one of this author's books before
and had liked it tremendously.
Walsingham is a spy master with a network of intelligencers working under his control.
Kit is one of the more unusual finds, a woman working as a spy in the Elizabethan reign,
was rare enough. One with utmost loyalty to the Queen, with a price on her head from
the court of Mary, Queen of the Scots was an accolade that Kit did not want.
Now Kit has got a personal assignment from Elizabeth, to her cousin Mary a prisoner
on a remote castle bypaSsing Walsingham much to his dismay. Kit has a personal assignation,
which she does not intend divulging. To find Iohmhar who has been her personal partner,
now gone silent for a year. Kit does not believehe is dead, goes to his own home to unravel
whatever clues she can, and to strew false clues because she knows she is followed by spies
and enemies right from the moment she leaves London.
The adventures are brutal and many. thwarted at every turn, her assailants are frustrated
until she arrives at the Court of Mary who hands over the trusting Kit to Kit's worst
enemy Lord Ruskin who has a personal vendetta of his own.
Fast paced and interesting reading in various settings from rural, primitive and grand
this is a well set out story of historical fiction.
and had liked it tremendously.
Walsingham is a spy master with a network of intelligencers working under his control.
Kit is one of the more unusual finds, a woman working as a spy in the Elizabethan reign,
was rare enough. One with utmost loyalty to the Queen, with a price on her head from
the court of Mary, Queen of the Scots was an accolade that Kit did not want.
Now Kit has got a personal assignment from Elizabeth, to her cousin Mary a prisoner
on a remote castle bypaSsing Walsingham much to his dismay. Kit has a personal assignation,
which she does not intend divulging. To find Iohmhar who has been her personal partner,
now gone silent for a year. Kit does not believehe is dead, goes to his own home to unravel
whatever clues she can, and to strew false clues because she knows she is followed by spies
and enemies right from the moment she leaves London.
The adventures are brutal and many. thwarted at every turn, her assailants are frustrated
until she arrives at the Court of Mary who hands over the trusting Kit to Kit's worst
enemy Lord Ruskin who has a personal vendetta of his own.
Fast paced and interesting reading in various settings from rural, primitive and grand
this is a well set out story of historical fiction.
April 14, 2023
Kit has been raised by the Queen of England's spy master and while she has been trained to become a great spy she doesn't really understand what friendship and love is as she has had neither for most of her life. Four books into the series Kit is finally starting to question if her guardian is really doing what's best for her. She goes a little rogue in this installment to search for Iomhar who she now considers her best friend and he has been missing for a year now after he was sent on a mission. I enjoyed the story and I hope Kit finally comes to realize what's in her heart. There are still so many questions to answer and the slowest burn romance (if you would even call it that, well I'm hoping it is what it turns into) and I am looking forward to the next book!
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
April 1, 2023
Absolutely fantastic!
I cannot rave enough about this series, as soon as I finish the current book I am back on Amazon pre-ordering the next.
The suspense is killing me with the 'will they, won't they' between Kit and Iomhar. And who does Kit aka Katherine look like? Someone known by Iomhar's mother and Mary Stuart..... I have my theory...and if proved right will it be the end of Kit and Iomhar's relationship before it has begun??
I cannot wait to find out...hurry up June for the next book!!
I cannot rave enough about this series, as soon as I finish the current book I am back on Amazon pre-ordering the next.
The suspense is killing me with the 'will they, won't they' between Kit and Iomhar. And who does Kit aka Katherine look like? Someone known by Iomhar's mother and Mary Stuart..... I have my theory...and if proved right will it be the end of Kit and Iomhar's relationship before it has begun??
I cannot wait to find out...hurry up June for the next book!!
March 22, 2023
Another excellent story about kit's adventure. This series of books are very easy to fall into and are very enjoyable looking forward to reading book 5.
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