A spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. What begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen--and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor. 400 pages hc
Publishers Weekly - *Starred Review
Booklist - *Starred Review
Publishers Weekly - *Starred Review
Booklist - *Starred Review