Palace of Spies (1) - Softcover

Zettel, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0544336178 ISBN 13: 9780544336179

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2014

Synopsis

A warning to all young ladies of delicate breeding who wish to embark upon lives of adventure: Don't.

Sixteen-year-old Peggy is a well-bred orphan who is coerced into posing as a lady in waiting at the palace of King George I. Life is grand, until Peggy starts to suspect that the girl she's impersonating might have been murdered. Unless Peggy can discover the truth, she might be doomed to the same terrible fate. But in a court of shadows and intrigue, anyone could be a spy—perhaps even the handsome young artist with whom Peggy is falling in love . . .

History and mystery spark in this effervescent series debut.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Murder. Espionage. Card games?

Peggy Fitzroy has many talents, but until recently these three were not among them. No, Peggy was merely a lively and charming young lady of the regular sort, until the day she refused to marry the utter cad chosen for her.

Cast out on the street, Peggy has to find a way to support herself. Though it sounds rather mysterious, she agrees to go in disguise as a lady in waiting in the court of King George the First. The real lady in waiting died, supposedly of natural causes.

Life at the palace is grand, until Peggy starts to suspect that something dreadful happened to the girl she is impersonating. Could it have been murder? Unless Peggy can discover what really happened, she might be doomed to the same terrible fate! But in a court filled with shadows and intrigue, anyone could be a spy—perhaps even Matthew, the handsome young artist with whom Peggy is falling in love . . .

About the Author:

SARAH ZETTEL is an award-winning science fiction, fantasy, romance, and mystery writer. She is married to a rocket scientist and has a cat named Buffy the Vermin Slayer. Visit her website at www.sarahzettel.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544336178
• ISBN 13: 9780544336179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384