The Locksmith's Daughter

By Karen Brooks

A powerful and dramatic story of spies, secrets and one man&#39;s quest to save Elizabethan England. What if the key to your heart lies in your enemy&#39;s hands?In a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London&#39;s master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept. Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster and protector of Queen Elizabeth – the last of the Tudor monarchs – and her realm, is quick to realise Mallory&#39;s talent and draws her into his world of intrigue, danger and deception. With her by his side, no scheme in England or abroad is safe from discovery; no plot secure.But Mallory&#39;s loyalty wavers when she witnesses the execution of three Jesuit priests, a punishment that doesn&#39;t fit their crime. When Mallory discovers the identity of a Catholic spy and a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom, she has to make a choice – between her country and her heart. Mallory, however, carries her own dark secrets and is about to learn those being kept from her – secrets that could destroy those she loves.Once Sir Francis&#39;s greatest asset, Mallory is fast becoming his worst threat … and everyone knows there&#39;s only one way Sir Francis deals with those.

A powerful and dramatic story of spies, secrets and one man's quest to save Elizabethan England. What if the key to your heart lies in your enemy's hands?In a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only

By Karen Brooks

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