Description
Apr 1789 - Jul 1790
At Fontainebleau all seems peaceful and serene; Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette secure on their thrones. Yet as Roger Brook arrives on a secret and vital mission for Prime Minister Pitt, the smell of blood, of Revolution and the Terror is already in the air.
Intrigue, violence, suspicion – this is the maelstrom into which Roger is plunged at once. But with love. Isabella D'Arana is beautiful, Spanish – and married. Laws and conventions must be defied if he is to have her. Police and agents must be outwitted if he is to achieve his secret mission.
At Fontainebleau all seems peaceful and serene; Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette secure on their thrones. Yet as Roger Brook arrives on a secret and vital mission for Prime Minister Pitt, the smell of blood, of Revolution and the Terror is already in the air.
Intrigue, violence, suspicion – this is the maelstrom into which Roger is plunged at once. But with love. Isabella D'Arana is beautiful, Spanish – and married. Laws and conventions must be defied if he is to have her. Police and agents must be outwitted if he is to achieve his secret mission.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
432 pages
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1964
Publisher
Hutchinson
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
0090402324
ISBN-13
9780090402328