India Black and the Widow of Windsor: A Madam of Espionage Mystery - Softcover

Carol K. Carr

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9781783292318: India Black and the Widow of Windsor: A Madam of Espionage Mystery

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ISBN 10: 1783292318 ISBN 13: 9781783292318

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd, 2014

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A MADAM OF ESPIONAGE MYSTERY

Whether running a brothel or running from danger as a spy for Her Majesty, India Black knows how to use the tricks of her trade. This time she s off to Scotland to ensure that the Queen doesn t end up getting killed...

When Queen Victoria attends a s�ance, the spirit of her departed husband, Prince Albert, insists she spend Christmas at their Scottish home in Balmoral, a deviation from her usual practice. The prime minister suspects that Scottish nationalists are planning to assassinate the Queen, and sends the ever-resourceful India and the handsome British spy French to the Scottish Highlands undercover.

French takes the high road, looking for a traitor among the Queen s guests and India takes the low road, disguised as a servant in case an assassin is hiding among the Queen s staff. For her part, India doesn t need a medium to predict that someone at Balmoral is determined that this Christmas will be her Majesty s last...

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Review:

Fast, funny and entertaining. --RT Book Review

Plenty of derring do...close calls and narrow escapes. --Mysterious Reviews

Fans of historical murder mysteries should rejoice at the appearance of a second India Black adventure and the prospect of more the madam comes highly recommended. --Open Letters Monthly

"I liked this one even better than book 1...A fun book that had me guessing." --Books For Life

"Really keeps the fun, excitement and humor that made the first book so gripping...I, for one, can't wait for the next book in the series to see just where Carr takes her cynical and well written characters." --Curiosity of a Social Misfit

"It was wonderful being caught up in India s world again, she is... a joy to read about." ----Love of a Good Book

Fans of historical murder mysteries should rejoice at the appearance of a second India Black adventure and the prospect of more the madam comes highly recommended. --Open Letters Monthly

"The India Black series is fast paced, flirtatious fun and entertaining as hell!" ----Bookshelf Butterfly

Fans of historical murder mysteries should rejoice at the appearance of a second India Black adventure and the prospect of more the madam comes highly recommended. --Open Letters Monthly

"The India Black series is fast paced, flirtatious fun and entertaining as hell!" ----Bookshelf Butterfly

Fans of historical murder mysteries should rejoice at the appearance of a second India Black adventure and the prospect of more the madam comes highly recommended. --Open Letters Monthly

About the Author:

Carol K. Carr is the national bestselling author of the India Black series of mystery novels. A lawyer and corporate executive in a previous life, Carr now spends her time writing novels and indulging her interests in British Empire history, Elgar, shooting handguns and watching Rugby. She lives in the Missouri Ozarks with her husband and two German Shepherds.

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