Book Description
Another thrilling historical mystery featuring Lady Grace Cavendish, set in a long Elizabethan winter. Now in paperback
Product Description
Queen Elizabeth is furious at the delays to the production of her new coin - and so Lady Grace and her fellow Maids of Honour escape her bad temper and set off to skate on the frozen Thames. But their outing turns sour when a body is discovered on the banks - a man blindfolded with coins on his eyes. Grace is sure something odd is going on and decides that, as the Queen's Lady Pursuivant, she should be the one to investigate. Along with her friends Ellie the laundrymaid and Masou the acrobat, she delves deep into a dangerous world of counterfeiting and corruption.
From the Back Cover
DEATH ON THE ICE!
The river Thames has frozen over, and Lady Grace can't wait to skate down to the Frost Fair. But a gruesome discovery on the ice interrupts the winter revelry. Could the dead body with the coins on its eyes be connected to problems with the Queen's new currency? Lady Grace must unravel the mystery and track down the master forgers before it's too late . . .
Discover a world of counterfeiting and corruption inside the daybooke of Lady Grace, favourite Maid of honour of Queen Elizabeth I.
'A charming series . . . Lady Grace is an engaging heroine'
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About the Author
Lady Grace Cavendish was a Maid of Honour at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. She became a ward of the court after both her parents were tragically killed in the service of the Queen. This book marks her debut in the world of writing.
