Simon & Elizabeth Mystery
2 primary works • 3 total works
Book 2
As England's young king struggles with illness, one of his advisors is poisoned. Elizabeth Tudor, fearing her brother was the target, asks her old friend Simon Maldon to investigate the crime. When Elizabeth herself is accused of the murders, Simon faces a fight for his life against a wickedly clever adversary who will not be caught.
Book 3
Declared a traitor, Elizabeth Tudor is imprisoned in the Tower of London. Visiting the princess secretly, her friend Simon Maldon discovers another cause for worry: his outlaw friend Peto the Pope has been arrested for a murder he swears he did not commit. As Simon frets over Elizabeth's peril and Peto's certain execution, his wife Hannah deals with her own mystery after taking in a frightened pregnant girl who she learns is not as she first seemed.
Simon Maldon is sent by Queen Elizabeth to form an honest assessment of the Scottish queen's character. With Simon gone, his son Henry, wife Hannah, and old friend Calkin delve into the murder of Simon's brother-in-law, Will Clark. Determined to hide his crimes, the killer is willing -- even eager-- to murder again.
Simon faces his own trials when Scottish outlaws capture his party. In order to thwart their leader's grandiose schemes, Simon must escape and make his way to Edinburgh. Will the rough men of the Marches help or leave the Englishman to make his way as best he can?