Assassin's Masque

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 26, 2016

Review

This is the third Palace of Spies novel where the seventeen-year-old heroine, Peggy Fitzroy, lady-in-waiting and spy for the Princess of Wales, must deal with each societal requirement and uncover the various threads of a dangerous Jacobite plot that seem to intersect with her distant family. Peggy has acquired royal permission to bring her cousin Olivia to court. As individual allegiances are questioned, Peggy must rely on Matthew, her romantic interest, Olivia and her newly introduced father to save her as she falls out of favor with royalty and finds herself a prisoner in the home of a dangerous family. Fans of the series will enjoy this next installment where history meets suspense and wit. New readers to the series are brought up to speed with a prologue that provides historical details and insight into Peggy Fitzroy's confusing family line and will be assisted with the foreshadowing chapter headings.

Overall Book Score: very good