A Murder by Any Name

✍ Scribed by Wolfe, Suzanne M

• Book ID: 110306912
• Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 9781683317

✦ Synopsis

When a brutal murder threatens the sanctity of the Elizabethan court, it's up to an hot-tempered spy to save the day.
The court of Elizabeth I is no stranger to plotting and intrigue, but the royal retinue is thrown into chaos when the Queen's youngest and sweetest lady-in-waiting is brutally murdered, her mutilated body left on the high altar of the Chapel Royal in Whitehall Palace. Solving the murder will require the cunning and savvy possessed by only one man. Enter Nicholas Holt, younger brother of the Earl of Blackwell--spy, rake, and owner of the infamous Black Sheep tavern in the seedy underbelly of Bankside. Nick quickly learns that working for the Queen is a mixed blessing. Elizabeth--salty-tongued, vain, and fiercely intelligent--can, with a glance, either reward Nick with a purse of gold or have his head forcibly removed.
When a second lady-in-waiting is slain at Whitehall, the court once again reels with shock and dismay. On the trail of...