Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well: A Mystery Featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton, Gentlewoman, Herbalist, and Sleuth - Softcover

Emerson, Kathy Lynn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880284820 ISBN 13: 9781880284827

Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Are the nude spies lolling in the ancient Roman communal baths of Elizabethan England plotting the return of Mary Queen of Scots? Once again Susanna, Lady Appleton, encounters murder and treason, and only she can unravel the crimes in the intriguing year of 1575.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathy Lynn Emerson has written nine Elizabethan mysteries, plus a collection of short stories, in her Lady Appleton series. She is also the author of two nonfiction books on the period, and many other titles. She lives in Maine.

From Publishers Weekly:

Set in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 1575, the 10th entry in Emerson's Elizabethan historical series (Face Down Under the Wych Elm, etc.) smoothly mixes engaging characters, political intrigue, period customs and crime. Rosamond Appleton, the impetuous 12-year-old foster daughter of Susanna, Lady Appleton, is horrified when she learns that her French tutor, Madame Louise Poitier, has drowned face down in St. Anne's Well. Unable to accept the crowner's ruling of accidental death, Rosamond calls on Lady Appleton to investigate. Conspiracies and murders surrounding the imprisonment of Mary Stuart, the abdicated queen of Scots, complicate the process, but Lady Appleton and her friend and housekeeper, Jennet Jaffrey, as ever rise to the occasion. Those readers who need help keeping the characters straight can refer to a list at the front. There's also a glossary of unfamiliar Elizabethan words. (Apr.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1880284820
• ISBN 13: 9781880284827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232