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The Catherine Howard Conspiracy

Marquess House Trilogy, Book 1

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The Catherine Howard Conspiracy

By: Alexandra Walsh
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
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The Catherine Howard Conspiracy is the first audiobook in the Marquess House trilogy, a gripping dual time line conspiracy thriller with an ingenious twist on Tudor history. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Philippa Gregory and Kate Mosse.

When Catherine Howard arrives at the court of King Henry VIII to be a maid of honour of the new queen, Anne of Cleves, she has no idea of the fate that awaits her. Catching the king’s fancy, she finds herself caught up in her uncle’s ambition to get a Howard heir to the throne.

Meanwhile, in 2018, Dr Perdita Rivers receives news of the death of her estranged grandmother, renowned Tudor historian Mary Fitzroy. Journeying to her grandmother’s vast estate in Pembrokeshire, Perdita is drawn into the mystery of an ancient document in the archives of Marquess House, a collection of letters that claim the records of Catherine Howard’s execution were falsified....

What truths are hiding in Marquess House? And how was Perdita’s grandmother connected to it all?

©2019 Alexandra Walsh (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Royalty Fiction Exciting Tudor
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I'm so in awe of this novel, the story is so clever and the ideas a twists are amazing. I cannot wait for book 2 to arrive. I will read this over and over, I think I have a new favourite author in Alexandra Walsh and look forward to many years of reading and audio from her.

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Hugely unlikeable twins, Perdita and Piper, inherit an improbably vast estate and wealth from their estranged grandmother who was a Tudor historian sitting on a secret so explosive that family members have been bumped off right, left and centre to stop their research coming to light. The ‘mystery’ is centred around Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and the story flits back and forth across the centuries between the Tudor court and modern day. You don’t just have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy this adventure, you must all but abandon it. The ‘mystery’ is revealed (and can be easily guessed) but not why it is so dangerous to know. History is pickled with inaccuracies, anomalies and utter lies and it is not really explained why this particular one is so very important in the modern day. Perhaps it will be revealed in the later books (I have a pretty good idea where it is all, ultimately, heading) but I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the central twins. Having said that, some of the Catherine Howard chapters did a good job of trying to describe how these women were used as pawns by powerful men and I did find some passages quite moving, which kept me listening. My favourite bit of the whole thing was the authors note at the end which describes where fiction meets fact. Arguably, the Tudors are the rock stars of English history and hold a never-ending fascination for historians and fiction writers alike but I won’t be following this story any further.

It was okay but not great and a bit daft in places

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Really enjoyed this book, very griping. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series

Great good

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Ignore my previous review! I'm so glad they're are sequels! I had unanswered questions so I'm happy now that there will be explanations.

Yes they're is a sequel!!

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Beautifully written and read.
This alternative Tudor novel is one I favour more than what we know in history.

I loved an alternative story.

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