An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason
โ Scribed by Virginia Boecker
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 556 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A Kirkus 2018 Best Book of the Year!
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Shakespeare in Love meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this witty and thrilling story of star-crossed assassins in Elizabeth England, perfect for fans of My Lady Jane and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue!
When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn't the only secret he's been hiding: he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and to take it one step further -- kill the queen herself.
Katherine's opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty. But what she doesn't know is that the play is not just a play. It's a plot to root out insurrectionists and destroy the...
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