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A casket of incriminating letters from Mary, Queen of Scots. The letters would be an instrument of persuasion – or blackmail as others might call it. Whoever held them had a hold over the James VI King of Scots, now also King James I of England.
But for Andrew, seventh Lord Gray, laying hands on the letters was not going to be easy. They were secure in the half-ruined Fast Castle that clung to the sea-cliffs of Berwickshire. A castle that no one could enter if they were not welcome.
And so young David Gray, his bastard nephew, was sent on a perilous mission . . .
‘Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland’s heroes’ Scotland on Sunday
But for Andrew, seventh Lord Gray, laying hands on the letters was not going to be easy. They were secure in the half-ruined Fast Castle that clung to the sea-cliffs of Berwickshire. A castle that no one could enter if they were not welcome.
And so young David Gray, his bastard nephew, was sent on a perilous mission . . .
‘Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland’s heroes’ Scotland on Sunday
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He has an amazingly broad grip of Scottish history
One of Scotland's most prolific and respected writers
An accomplished writer of compelling and unforgettable historical novels
Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes
Tranter's popularity lies in his knack of making historical events immediate and exciting