I've no idea how I stumbled across this series on Amazon, but I ended up being intrigued by its promise of Tudor-era espionage. I've borrowed it and am only a few pages in, but am already taken by the sense of period in the author's voice:
The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez Book 1) eBook: Ann Swinfen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Ann Swinfen herself appears to be a remarkable woman in her own right, studying Classics and Mathematics at Oxford - like you do - before doing both at more advanced levels:
Biography - Ann Swinfen
Anyway, I'm hoping to enjoy at least the first book in this series.
The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez Book 1) eBook: Ann Swinfen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
It is the year 1586. England is awash with traitors, plotting to assassinate the Queen and bring about a foreign invasion. The young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and spy in Sir Francis Walsingham’s espionage service. In the race to thwart the plot, who will triumph – the ruthless conspirators or the equally ruthless State?
Ann Swinfen herself appears to be a remarkable woman in her own right, studying Classics and Mathematics at Oxford - like you do - before doing both at more advanced levels:
Biography - Ann Swinfen
Anyway, I'm hoping to enjoy at least the first book in this series.