Neuware - 1795, and a young woman called Mary Finch travels in haste from Cambridge to the Suffolk coast. She has been invited to meet her wealthy uncle - and so end a twenty-year estrangement. But before she reaches her destination she discovers a dying man on the road. He is a stranger, and yet he is carrying an oddly familiar watch bearing her uncle's initials. He also seems to know who Mary is, and hints that she is in terrible danger. His whispered warning soon exposes Mary to a ruthless conspiracy that threatens not only her family's reputation, but her very life. Far from home, Mary must learn quickly how to distinguish friend from foe. Can she trust the two men who want to help her What is their interest in the mysterious Blackstone Key Does it guard a secret treasure, or might it have a more sinister purpose. The first in an exciting new mystery series, The Blackstone Key is a gripping and vivid historical adventure that will appeal to fans of such classic tales as Jamaica Inn.

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Title: The Blackstone Key
Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution M�r 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0751539961
ISBN 13: 9780751539967
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 196 millimeters width by 127 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
Weight: 344 grams

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Gripping, richly evocative and full of high drama, 'The Blackstone Key' is a triumphant and wildly entertaining read that will delight fans of such classic adventures as Daphne du Maurier's 'Jamaica Inn'.

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Rose Melikan was born in Detroit, Michigan. Since 1993, she has been a Fellow of St.

Catharine's College, Cambridge. Her academic research centers on 18th and early 19th

British political and constitutional history. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband.

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