A Deadly Complot: Elizabethan spies conspire to defend the realm... (Tom Walsingham Mysteries Book 4)

Tom Walsingham returns in another deadly espionage adventure! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, S W Perry and Andrew Taylor. The shadow of treachery hangs over the realm England, 1586 Tom Walsingham has been tasked with keeping watch over the network of spies recruited by his spymaster cousin, Sir Francis Walsingham.After intercepting a series of letters sent to and from Chartley Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots has been imprisoned, the spies have infiltrated a ring of Catholic plotters. Led by the zealous Anthony Babington, the conspirators plan to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, thus restoring Catholicism to the realm.With most of the plotters under careful observation, the spies have only to wait for the right moment to have them arrested. However, when one of Toms couriers Isaac Finch goes missing, it seems that Babingtons conspirators may suspect that they have informers in their midst.Fearing that Finch may have been forced to reveal the spies plans, Tom vows to find out who killed him.As he follows the sinister trail, Tom discovers that there is no shortage of people who may have wished Finch harm. And with the queen and the realm under threat, the pressure is on to solve the mystery before any more of Sir Franciss recruits are lost Have Sir Franciss spies been discovered? Is there a traitor in their midst? And can Tom unravel the couriers fate before Babingtons plotters act on their treasonous scheme? A DEADLY COMPLOT is a page-turning espionage adventure thriller set during the Elizabethan era in Tudor England. It is the fourth book in The Tom Walsingham Mysteries series. THE TOM WALSINGHAM MYSTERY Book The Road to MurderBook A Treasonous PathBook Death In Rheims Book A Deadly Complot