Roger Ascham and the King's Lost Girl
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4.3 • 23 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A prequel to his major new novel THE TOURNAMENT, this is an exclusive ebook short story from bestselling author Matthew Reilly.
February 1546.
Roger Ascham, tutor to the young and headstrong Princess Elizabeth, is called before the king during a royal visit to Cambridge. Henry has a pressing problem and he needs Ascham to investigate. His favourite girl, the beautiful Isabella, is missing and his best man, sent in pursuit of her, has met a grisly end.
Now it's up to Ascham to piece together the fragments of clues at his disposal and restore Isabella to the king. But as he delves deeper into the case, Ascham discovers that Isabella is just one of many missing women and the clock is ticking to save her life.
Customer Reviews
Never disappoints
Even though this is only a taster of what is to come, and a complete departure from Mr Reilly's usual superb writings, I cannot wait until tomorrow when the whole book is available. Another great offering from this author.