This book is by Patricia Finney writing as the fictional author Grace Cavendish, who is the main character. It was published in 2004 and the first book I will review is "Assassin" published by Double Day. This is the first in the series of the Lady Grace Mysteries books.
Grace Cavendish is a maid of honour at the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I. She investigates a brutal murder and her betrothed was accused. Everything suspects that he was responsible as he had the motivation, while Grace isn't convinced. She discovers a curious yellow substance believed to be poison mixed from "darkwort" herb left behind. One of her friends is behaving strangely, and there's a lot more.
An enjoyable murder mystery with a clever young girl as a 16th century detective! It was very fun to read and written for children and teenagers. It's purely nice historic mystery with some lovely atmosphere. It has none of the ugliness and debauchery found in many historic fiction for adults.
The edition I have is a small hardback with shiny gold letters and outlines on the red floral cover with a painting of Grace running in a darkened corridor. Besides the pretty front cover is a nice back and spine showing an oval portrait of Grace, who writes as the author in her diary. I rate this a 8/10 because I couldn't put it down.
Blood Strawberry
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