E. C. Fremantle

'Warning: this book may well take over your summer. Think Gillian Flynn meets The Miniaturist' Waterstones ___________ A Marriage. A Murder. One of them did it. Which one of them will die for it? ___________ Autumn 1615. A scandal pervades the Jacobean court. A popular, much admired couple are imprisoned for murder. SHE is young and captivating. Rescued from an abusive marriage, she is determined to make a new life with her second husband . . . Whatever the cost. ___________ HE has risen from nothing to become one of the countries most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies. Now, a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life. Who has the most to lose? Who is willing to commit murder? ___________ 'A Jacobean GONE GIRL. Dark and deeply satisfying, a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder' M. J. Carter 'A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable' The Times 'A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition' Andrew Taylor 'Riveting. I cannot recommend this highly enough' Alison Weir 'Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master' Santa Montefiore

The Poison Bed

Three sisters. Three secrets. Three ways to fall . . . England, 1628. Forcibly seduced by the powerful George Villiers, doctor's daughter Hester is cast aside to raise her son alone and in secret. She hopes never to see Villiers again. Melis's visions cause disquiet and talk. She sees what other's can't - and what has yet to be. She'd be denounced as a witch if Hester wasn't so carefully protective. Young Hope's beauty marks her out, drawing unwelcome attention to the family. Yet she cannot always resist others' advances. And her sisters cannot always be on their guard. When Villiers decides to claim his son against Hester's wishes, the sisters find themselves almost friendless and at his mercy. But the women hold a grave secret. The question is, will what they know be their undoing or their salvation? Because in the right hands, a secret is the deadliest weapon of all...

E. C. Fremantle

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