**A _Kirkus_ 2018 Best Book of the Year!** ** ** **_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
An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason
โ Scribed by Boecker, Virginia;dronning av England Elizabeth I;Shakespeare, William
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 556 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York, Storbritannia--England
- ISBN
- 031632728X
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โฆ Synopsis
Philippa Gregory meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this witty and thrilling action-adventure novel of star-crossed assassins in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of My Lady Jane and A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. When Lady Katharine's father is killed for being a practicing Catholic, she discovers that wasn't the only secret he'd been hiding. He'd also been involved in a plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and take it one step further--she'll kill the queen herself. Katherine's opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be specially 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 Catholic insurrectionists and destroy the rebellion once and for all. The mastermind behind this ruse is Toby Ellis, a...
โฆ Subjects
Storbritannia -- England
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