Face down under the Wych Elm |
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| Author:
| Emerson, Kathy Lynn |
| Series title: | Elizabethan Mysteries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-26589-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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| Imprint: | Minotaur Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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Face Down Under the Wych Elm AUTHOR: Emerson, Kathy Lynn DESCRIPTION: Her roguish husband now dead, Lady Appleton, travels with a new suitor to Maidstone. While there, she learns that two gentlewomen, Constance Crane and her elderly cousin Lucy, are being jailed for bewitching two men to death-and face execution if convicted. Although Constance happens to be a former mistress of Robert, Susanna puts the past to rest and vows to help. Using her vast knowledge of herbs-and the talents of...
More DescriptionFace Down Under the Wych Elm AUTHOR: Emerson, Kathy Lynn DESCRIPTION: Her roguish husband now dead, Lady Appleton, travels with a new suitor to Maidstone. While there, she learns that two gentlewomen, Constance Crane and her elderly cousin Lucy, are being jailed for bewitching two men to death-and face execution if convicted. Although Constance happens to be a former mistress of Robert, Susanna puts the past to rest and vows to help. Using her vast knowledge of herbs-and the talents of her gossiping housekeeper-Lady Appleton soon deduces that the deaths are the work of a mysterious poisoner. But can she root out the killer before Constance and Lucy face the gallows-and before Susanna's own life is threatened? Emerson once again "makes the early stages of the reign of Elizabeth I come gloriously to life" (The Midwest Book Review) in the fifth installment of this sparkling series.AUTHORBIO: Kathy Lynn Emerson lives in Wilton, Maine. Face Down Under the Wych Elm is the fifth book in the Susanna, Lady Appleton, series.