The tidal poole (elizabeth i mysteries, book 2)

it Is The Crowning Day Of Twenty-five-year-old Bess Tudor’s Life As She Returns From Exile To Become England’s Queen. But Even As Her Magnificent Procession Wends Its Way To Westminster Palace, A Shot Rings Out, Muffled By The Jostling Crowd.

within Moments Of Becoming England’s Ruler, Elizabeth Learns Of The Brutal Murder Of A Highborn Lady Of The Court, The Sister Of One Of Her Dearest Friends. Elizabeth Cannot Refuse Her Friend’s Request To Find The Killer — Especially Since The Prime Suspect Is Too Close To The Crown — And Her Friends — To Overlook.

elizabeth Must Be Circumspect. Trust Can Be Deadly. So She Summons Her Small Band Of Loyal Retainers And Plunges Into A Cauldron Of Conflicting Loyalties And Deadly Intrigue.

from The Pomp, Pageantry, And Insidious Gossip Of The Court To The Lethal Tidal Pools Swirling Under London Bridge, The Passionate Young Queen Must Seize The Reins Of Her Empire — And Find A Killer Determined To Destroy The Crown Itself….

publishers Weekly

feisty Young Bess Tackles Her Second Investigation With A Single-minded Thoroughness And Toughness That Would Suit Any Gumshoe. Indeed, Those Qualities Served Bess Throughout Her Long Reign, For She Is None Other Than Bess Tudor, Aka Queen Elizabeth I, The Tudor Descendant Destined To Govern Unruly England For 45 Years. On The Eve Of Her Tortuous Ascension To The Throne, Bess Looks Forward To The Conclusion Of Her Stay At The Tower Of London (where Monarchs Traditionally Spend The Week Before Their Coronation) And The Opportunity To End The Plotting And Infighting That Have Bedeviled The Country Since Her Father’s Death. Instead, The Murder Of A Young Woman Along Bess’s Triumphal Procession To Westminster Abbey Casts Suspicion On Several Trusted Friends And Causes Her To Undertake Her Own Investigation, Aided By A Strange But Effective Cast Of Helpers. A Nice Mix Of Historical And Fictional Characters, Deft Twists And A Plucky, Engaging Young Heroine Enhance This Welcome Sequel To The Poyson Garden. Harper’s 16th-century England May Not Rival The Beautifully Woven Tapestries Of Ellis Peters Or Match The Elegant Atmospherics Of Anne Perry, But Her Version Of Elizabeth’s England Seethes With Enough Jealousies, Feuds And Plotters To Furnish Many More Entertaining Adventures. Author Tour. (jan.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.