Like the previous 2 novels in the series, this one keeps you guessing, and makes you feel like you're living in the day (1559 in England). The characters are all well developed and interesting. This one also has some characters that develop horoscopes for royalty and even address one that was done for Katherine Howard (the young queen of Henry VIII that was beheaded for cheating). If you like Tudor history and mysteries, this is another must-read in the series! - Rob and Tom
BOOK SUMMARY: 1559. Elizabeth has been on the throne for six months, and life in England seems newly golden. But for the Royal Court, murder and betrayal are foretold in the stars....
Kate Haywood, the young queen’s personal musician, has been keeping busy playing for a merry round of summer parties where famed astrologer Dr. John Dee and his fantastic horoscopes are all the rage. However, Elizabeth’s favorite stargazer fails to predict the discovery of a skeleton in the queen’s garden—and that the victim’s identity will call his own innocence into question.
When the doctor’s pupil is the victim of a second murder, the concerned queen enlists her trusted Kate to clear the accused killer of wrongdoing. But will the stars align to light Kate’s path through a tangled thicket of treachery to save Elizabeth’s prized astrologer and protect the queen from those who threaten her reign?
