| ISBN |
9781445890999 (Windsor : cased) |
| 9781445891002 (Paragon : pbk.) |
| Name |
Forrester, James, 1967- author |
| Title |
The Roots of betrayal / James Forrester. |
| Published |
[Bath] : Windsor/Paragon, 2012 |
| ©2011 |
| Description |
434 pages (large print) : map ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON. 1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Francis Walsingham, the ruthless protege of the queen's Principal Secretary, Sir William Cecil, intercepts a coded message from the Knights to a Countess known to have Catholic leanings. He is convinced that Clarenceux is trying to use the document to advance the cause of the Catholic Queen. And soon Clarenceux enters a nightmare of suspicion, deception and conspiracy. Conflict and fear, compounded by the religious doubts of the time, conceal a persistent mystery. Where has the document gone? Who has it and who really took it? And why? The roots of betrayal are deep and shocking: and Clarenceux's journey towards the truth entails not just the discovery of clues and signs, but also the discovery of himself. |
| Original Version Note |
Originally published London : Headline Review, 2011. |
| Subjects |
Walsingham, Francis, -- Sir,1530?-1590 -- Fiction |
| Large print books |
| Heralds -- England -- Fiction |
| Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Historical fiction |
| Series |
Clarenceux trilogy 2 |
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