Murder by Misrule, Anna Castle
Murder by Misrule, Anna Castle
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Murder by Misrule

Author: Anna Castle

Narrator: Joel Froomkin

Unabridged: 10 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Anna Castle

Published: 11/24/2017

Synopsis

Brilliant Francis Bacon is at a loss -- and in danger.Francis Bacon is charged with investigating the murder of a fellow barrister at Gray's Inn. He recruits his unwanted protégé Thomas Clarady to do the tiresome legwork. The son of a privateer, Clarady will do anything to climb the Elizabethan social ladder.Bacon's powerful uncle Lord Burghley suspects Catholic conspirators of the crime, but other motives quickly emerge. Rival barristers contend for the murdered man's legal honors and wealthy clients. Highly-placed courtiers are implicated as the investigation reaches from Whitehall to the London streets.Bacon does the thinking; Clarady does the fencing. Everyone has something up his pinked and padded sleeve. Even the brilliant Francis Bacon is at a loss — and in danger — until he sees through the disguises of the season of Misrule."Castle's characters brim with zest and real feeling." — Kirkus Starred Review.Don't dally! Jump right into this first book in the award-winning Francis Bacon mystery series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on October 02, 2017

This was a free kindle book from Amazon, but I don't plan to read further in this series. I did not see it tagged for Young Adults, but the book seems to me to be written at that level. Everything is explained in detail, from the nod of a head to elaborate bows and court dress and no character is al......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on March 05, 2020

I got the box set of this 6-book series (even though GR only shows 5 books to date) on special for $4.95. I haven’t read much fiction set in the Elizabethan era. Also, being a paralegal, I found the legal bits particularly interesting. I thought it had a decent mystery; in fact, there were actually t......more

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina on February 14, 2020

This is the first of a series of mysteries featuring Francis Bacon which I got free via kindle. Bacon here is at Gray’s Inn where he trying to advance his position but is inhibited by his age, and by the fact that he has gotten himself into trouble at court by his suggestions for reform. His uncle,......more

Goodreads review by Gary on April 17, 2022

A fascinating trip to Tudor England. The game is afoot and Francis Bacon's uncle assigns Bacon to solve the murder of a fellow lawyer. Bacon enlists some of his law students to help out. My only quibble is Bacon is not "on screen" enough. Looking forward to book 2.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on June 11, 2014

Elizabethan life and times certainly make for all kinds of outstanding books as there seems to be a never-ending supply of ideas, intrigues, and mysteries from which to write historical novels or imaginate (yes, I made up a word) stories. I particularly like many of the mystery novels springing up b......more

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