THE BLACKSTONE KEY

Book ID/图书代码： 00200007B16955

English Summary/英文概要： 1795, and a young woman travels in haste from Cambridge to the Suffolk coast. Her name is Mary Finch, and she has been invited to meet her wealthy uncle - and so end a family estrangement that has held fast for more than twenty years. Smart, courageous and blessed with good looks if not good fortune, Mary is excited by the prospect of adventure, and the chance to escape a miserable future teaching at Mrs Bunbury’s school for young ladies. But a whispered warning from a man dying on the road who carries a strangely familiar watch bearing her uncle’s initials, exposes her to a ruthless conspiracy that threatens not only her family’s reputation, but her very life. With England embroiled in a bloody war with Republican France, and spies and smugglers active all along the coast, Mary must learn quickly how to fight for her survival, and to distinguish friend from foe. Can she trust the two men who want to help her? What is their interest in the mysterious Blackstone key? Does it guard a secret treasure, or might it have a more sinister purpose?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1795年，一位名叫玛丽·芬池（Mary Finch）的年轻妇女受她富叔叔的邀请匆匆从剑桥旅行到英国东部一郡沿海岸，至此结束了长达20多年的家庭疏离。玛丽天生丽质，聪明可人，勇气可嘉，她为此次的冒险兴奋不已，同时还为能就此躲过在帮布瑞（Bunbury）太太学校教书的悲惨命运暗自欣喜。然而，她在路上偶遇一个垂死的男人向她透露她叔叔的一个惊天大阴谋，那不仅仅会威胁到她们家族的名声，而且会危及她自己的生命。那个男人戴着的手表很是眼熟，还刻着她叔叔名字的首字母。英国正和法国交战，整个沿海岸间谍、走私犯活跃非凡，玛丽必须赶紧学会求存法则，分辨好坏。她可以相信想要帮她的两个男人吗？他们和神秘的黑石钥匙有着什么样的利益关系？这把钥匙究竟是死守着一个秘密宝藏还是会带来更大的灾难？(XJJ)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 罗丝·梅莉坎（Rose Melikan）自1993年来一直是剑桥圣凯瑟琳大学（St Catharine’s College）董事。她和丈夫奎恩廷·斯塔福德弗拉瑟（Quentin Stafford-Fraser）博士住在康桥。

Rose Melikan has been a Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge since 1993. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser.

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