A Queen’s Mercenary

Name: A Queen’s Mercenary
Rating: 4.3 (1705 reviews)

by Sam Burnell Book 3 in the Richard Fitzwarren Tudor Historical series.

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Richard and Jack Fitzwarren travel towards Venice with a stolen shipment of weapons and a plan to sell it to the highest bidder. Their preferred customers are connected to the Knights of St John in Malta, but the Order’s political interests, the brothers’ uncertain ownership of the cargo and the enemies following them make the transaction far more dangerous than an ordinary mercenary bargain.

In England, William Cecil recruits Catherine to report on Princess Elizabeth, while Mary I’s marriage to Philip of Spain deteriorates and the succession remains unresolved. Richard’s father and brother Robert continue their private campaign against him. The novel moves between Mediterranean military networks and the surveillance surrounding Elizabeth, showing how weapons, intelligence and family grudges become forms of leverage.