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When headless corpses begin appearing on the streets of London, Elizabeth Tudor is as shocked as everyone else. When one of her own ladies is murdered, Elizabeth joins with new friend Simon Maldon to find the killer. Henry VIII, also shocked by the murders assigns one of his Welsh guardsmen, Hugh, to investigate, since the women are dressed as nuns and might signal new religious troubles.
Suspects include a madman, a courtier, a reformer, a well-known criminal, and others, even Elizabeth's castellan. Simon, discovering that he is good at the art of disguise, plays various parts as he works at narrowing the list.
Elizabeth's part in the investigation is kept secret from the king, who would certainly not approve. But it cannot be kept secret from the killer, and in the end, he turns his attention to them. Simon, Elizabeth, and Hugh face a murderer who is beyond caring how many die, as long as he gets what he wants.
Suspects include a madman, a courtier, a reformer, a well-known criminal, and others, even Elizabeth's castellan. Simon, discovering that he is good at the art of disguise, plays various parts as he works at narrowing the list.
Elizabeth's part in the investigation is kept secret from the king, who would certainly not approve. But it cannot be kept secret from the killer, and in the end, he turns his attention to them. Simon, Elizabeth, and Hugh face a murderer who is beyond caring how many die, as long as he gets what he wants.
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Dear Reader,
I don't know how the idea of Elizabeth Tudor in a mystery came to me (I actually did not know it had been done before!), but I know when. I was driving to see my sister in Wisconsin. The story started forming as I drove for seven hours. Driving is the perfect creative zone for me, alert but not totally focused, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is great for inspiration.
Readers have been kind, which is a relief. The only thing two readers mentioned that I'd like to speak to is the idea that Elizabeth at thirteen might be too young to delve into a murder investigation. Here's my argument.
First, thirteen was a goodly age in Tudor times. Juliet's mother comments to her twelve-year-old daughter that she was a mother at the same age Juliet is first considering marriage.
Second, Elizabeth Tudor is no ordinary girl. Records report that she was called to recite for her mother and father to demonstrate her learning, including grasp of foreign languages. Now, her mother was executed when Elizabeth was three, so she must have been quite the little scholar.
Finally, there's the fact that Elizabeth was a princess in limbo. She reminded her father of the wife he'd loved and beheaded, so she was kept from Henry's presence for long periods. She was intelligent and a little--well, maybe a lot--nosy. Bored and rejected, why wouldn't she have seized on something that was intriguing, exciting, and demanded a quick mind, especially with the help of Simon, a willing and equally curious friend?
This series will follow Elizabeth through the stages of her life, but I had to begin with her youth to show her relationship with her father, which influenced everything else in this wonderful, fascinating woman's life.
Peg
About the Author:
I don't know how the idea of Elizabeth Tudor in a mystery came to me (I actually did not know it had been done before!), but I know when. I was driving to see my sister in Wisconsin. The story started forming as I drove for seven hours. Driving is the perfect creative zone for me, alert but not totally focused, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is great for inspiration.
Readers have been kind, which is a relief. The only thing two readers mentioned that I'd like to speak to is the idea that Elizabeth at thirteen might be too young to delve into a murder investigation. Here's my argument.
First, thirteen was a goodly age in Tudor times. Juliet's mother comments to her twelve-year-old daughter that she was a mother at the same age Juliet is first considering marriage.
Second, Elizabeth Tudor is no ordinary girl. Records report that she was called to recite for her mother and father to demonstrate her learning, including grasp of foreign languages. Now, her mother was executed when Elizabeth was three, so she must have been quite the little scholar.
Finally, there's the fact that Elizabeth was a princess in limbo. She reminded her father of the wife he'd loved and beheaded, so she was kept from Henry's presence for long periods. She was intelligent and a little--well, maybe a lot--nosy. Bored and rejected, why wouldn't she have seized on something that was intriguing, exciting, and demanded a quick mind, especially with the help of Simon, a willing and equally curious friend?
This series will follow Elizabeth through the stages of her life, but I had to begin with her youth to show her relationship with her father, which influenced everything else in this wonderful, fascinating woman's life.
Peg
Peg Herring loves mystery in all its forms. Author of the critically acclaimed Simon & Elizabeth (Tudor) series as well as the contemporary Dead Detective series, Peg believes readers deserve well-crafted plots with memorable characters. She lives with her husband in northern Michigan and writes "Strong Women, Great Stories."
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- PublisherFive Star
- Publication date2010
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- ISBN 13 9781594148422
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