**THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'Superb . . . a blend of historical imagination and storytelling verve reminiscent of Robert Harris.'_The Sunday Times_** **'The most exciting, involving thriller I've read in an age, and I can't recommend it highly enough.' Mick Herron** _*_ **_A Treachery of Spies_ is
A Play of Treachery
โ Scribed by Margaret Frazer
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
At the behest of his powerful patron, Joliffe journeys to France to act as a servant to the widowed duchess Jacquetta of Bedford--while actually training in spycraft. But when a member of the duchess's household is murdered, Joliffe learns just how dangerous secrets can be...
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