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With her few loyal retainers, Elizabeth escapes to Kent. Here, in her ancestral Hever Castle, now held by the Queen's loyalists, Elizabeth seeks to unravel the plot against her. And here, in the embrace of intrigue and betrayal, the princess must find a brilliant, powerfully connected killer--before the killer finds her....
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I have long studied and loved Queen Elizabeth I. She and the Tudors make the feuding Windsors look like the Brady bunch. And the Virgin Queen was truly a modern woman in so many ways, however bizarre some of the culture and customs of her day.
So writing this series intrigued me for two reasons: I love a good mystery and I love great character studies Also, I've visited England many times and am the most rabid Anglophile. So while I write these books, I'm enjoying being mentally in Merrie Olde England, which was not so merry after all.
THE POYSON GARDEN occurs in the two months leading up to Elizabeth's becoming queen. She had fought long and hard even to stay alive, and the master poisoner has the queen at the top of a Boleyn blood-ties hit list. The book sweeps from castle to manor in the English countrysdie--a great escape.
I note that there are two new movies on Her Majesty, so fascination in her never ceases. This is the premier of a new series, which I hope will be as long-lived as Good Queen Bess herself. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
THE TWO RIDERS URGED THEIR MOUNTS FASTER through the deepening gold and scarlet forest on the road to rural Wivenhoe. Read the first page
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Elizabeth soon realizes that someone is methodically eliminating her Bolyn relatives. As she begins to uncover a dastardly plot to commit genocide against anyone remotely related to the Bolyns, Elizabeth learns that her aunt, thought dead, is
alive, but being poisoned. Worse yet for the young royal is an assailant is stalking her too. With few people she can trust with her life, Elizabeth starts tracing the threads back to their source, praying that her half-sister is not the ultimate culprit.
THE POYSON GARDEN is a brilliant early Tudor historical novel that quickly captures the minds and souls of the audience. The fast-paced story line strongly depicts the intrigue and peril of being a member of the royal family. The plot includes a glimpse at historical personage and a well-developed who-done-it. What really makes this novel a classy read is the passion Karen Harper obviously has for the era which beautifully rises from the superb prose. Ms. Harper strikes a chord with fiction and non-fiction Elizabethan buffs with this winner.
Harriet Klausner
While Elizabethan history is always interesting, I thought this book was rather slow. The idea for the story was great, but the plot trudged along sluggishly.
The supporting characters weren't at all interesting. Jinks, Ned Topside and Meg were too one-dimensional. The reader doesn't get to know them very well. I didn't really care about them like I probably should have. Having Elizabeth run around in boys' outfits was almost silly.
There were a few suspenseful moments, but for the most part it was dull. I didn't realy care if she found who was killer was or not. Overall, the book was mildly interesting.
BACK TO THE TUDOR COURT. SPLENDID RESEARCH AND A GREAT WHODUNNIT YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE GARDEN. HARPER SHOWS THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH AS VAIN AND ARROGANT BUT YET VULNERABLE AND ENDEARING AS THE QUEEN IN WAITING. A DETAILED LOOK AT THE ERA AND THE PEOPLE. LOOKING FORWARD TO The Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery
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