Tag: historical espionage

Congratulations to Adele Jordan!

Congratulations to Adele Jordan, whose nail-biting historical thriller, Murder At Greenwich Palace, is published today!

Murder At Greenwich Palace is the first book in the Shadow Cutpurses Tudor Thriller Series. It is an espionage adventure set during King Henry VIII’s reign in England with a feisty female lead.

1536, London

Mother and daughter ‘shadow cutpurse’ team, Emlyn and Gwynnie have been stealing to survive for years, but they are ready to make their big break and escape a life of crime forever.

While Emlyn distracts the guards at Greenwich Palace, Gwynnie sneaks inside, searching for the royal jewels that will set them up for life.

But Gwynnie is disturbed in the act and whilst hiding, she sees something she can never unsee.

A man is murdered in front of her.

Gwynnie flees the crime scene but extreme flooding blocks her escape from the palace grounds.

And with the break-in discovered, suspicion for the murder is placed on the thieves.

If Gwynnie admits to what she has seen, she could find herself executed for a crime she didn’t commit.

Can Gwynnie find a way to reveal what she saw? Will she manage to find her way to freedom?

Or will her a career as a cutpurse end in death…?

A Treasonous Path is Published Today

Congratulations to C. P. Giuliani, whose absorbing Tudor espionage novel, A Treasonous Path, is out now!

England, 1583

Tom Walsingham is back in London, being groomed for intelligence work by his spymaster cousin, Sir Francis.

An anonymous informer has started sending letters from the French ambassador’s residence, claiming to have bribed the man’s secretary to pass on information.

The informer has discovered messages between the French and Mary, Queen of Scots, which could harm the English Queen Elizabeth.

When someone who works for the French Ambassador is killed in suspicious circumstances, Sir Francis sends Tom to investigate the matter – and to uncover the identity of the informer.

Tom must find a way into the French Ambassador’s good graces and make friends within his retinue without giving himself away.

And as the news from Scotland grow more and more alarming, it becomes imperative that Tom unveils the identity of the secret informer and exposes the intrigues at play.

Can Tom unravel the mystery and protect the Queen? Will he unmask the killer?

Or could he find himself the target of a deadly plot…?