Murder in a Cornish Alehouse
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
“An almighty difficult puzzle…enjoyable for its historical insights and detailed descriptions of everyday life in Tudor England.”—Kirkus Reviews
June, 1584. On hearing news of the sudden death of her stepfather, Sir Walter Pendennis, Rosamond Jaffrey must leave London for Cornwall to look after the interests of her young half-brother and try to mend her strained relationship with their mother. However, on arriving in Cornwall, Rosamond makes the shocking discovery that Sir Walter was in fact murdered—and, reluctantly, she agrees to work with an agent of the queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, in order to unmask the killer.
Rosamond’s investigations will lead her into a dangerous maelstrom of smuggling, piracy—and rumors of treason, in a thrilling novel in the series recommended “for readers of Fiona Buckley, Karen Harper, and Amanda Carmack” (Library Journal).
“The astute and fearless Rosamond, who’s a dab hand with knives, investigates…Those interested in the fashion and cultural history of the period, not to mention Cornish dialect, will find a lot to like.”—Publishers Weekly
“This meticulously researched, cleverly plotted story has plenty of twists and wonderfully colorful characters.”—Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1584, Emerson's swashbuckling third Mistress Jaffrey mystery (after 2015's Murder in the Merchant's Hall) takes Rosamond Jaffrey, a gentlewoman who has worked as an intelligence gatherer, from London to Cornwall, where her stepfather, Sir Walter Pendennis, has suddenly died. Rosamond makes the trip reluctantly, since she's estranged from her greedy, grasping mother, Eleanor, who disapproves of Rosamond's devoted husband, Rob. Soon after she and Rob arrive at her mother's house, Eleanor informs Rosamond that Sir Walter was murdered. Evidently, something he discovered in his work as an espionage agent led to his death. The astute and fearless Rosamond, who's a dab hand with knives, investigates. The action shifts to Ireland, where she's kidnapped and has her honor threatened. At the climax on the high seas, she must deal with a literal boatload of spies and counterspies. Those interested in the fashion and cultural history of the period, not to mention Cornish dialect, will find a lot to like.
