猎鹰 Falcon

Thesearetroubledtimes,fraughtwithintrigueanddanger.JohnKnoxispreachingagainsttheyoungMaryQueenofScots,whilehertreacheroushusband,LordDarnley,istwistedwithjealouslyofRizzio,theroyalfavourite.ThearrivaloftheQueen'smessengeratLeezieSindair'ssqualidcroftonedaymeansanewlifefortheyounggirl.Takingtheopportunilytoescapefromtheharshhandofherdrunkenstep-father,Leeziefleeswithhermotherto"civilised"Edinburghof1565.There,Leezie'smotheristobenursemaidtotheQueen'sexpectedchild.OnedayLeeziefindsatrappedfalconwhichleadshertoanunexpectedfriendship,givingherachancetoescapetheintrigueandtreacheryinwhichshehasbecomeinextricablyinvolved.Butthesuddenarrivalofherstep-fatherchangeseverything.Heisintentonvengeance-againstLeezie.TheFalconispartoftheQuestforaQueentrilogywhichspansthelifeofMaryQueenofScots.KeepaneyeoutforTheLarkandTheJackdaw,tocompletethestory.