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I'm a fan of a well-done historical mystery, and this is the first of a series that leaves me wanting to read more. I like the mix not just of historical and fictional characters, but of historical and fictional mysteries set in the Elizabethian Age, and the Tudor period is certainly one I find fascinating and is evoked nicely here. The historical mystery in this case revolves around the death of Robin Dudley's first wife, Amy Robsart which Walter Scott made the subject of his novel Kenilworth.
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Lady Ursula Blanchard is a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I. She is sorely in need of funds due to the untimely death of her husband and having to care for a young daughter. She is estranged from her family who had disapproved of her marriage, so when Sir Robert Dudley comes to her with an offer to pay her well if she will go to his wife's home as a companion, Ursula leaps at the chance. Robert's wife, Amy, is convinced that someone is trying to kill her, and she believes that someone to be
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