The Murders of Richard III, Elizabeth Peters
The Murders of Richard III, Elizabeth Peters
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The Murders of Richard III

Author: Elizabeth Peters

Narrator: Grace Conlin

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2005

Synopsis

Second book in the Jacqueline Kirby series. Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair. The hosts and guests, all fanatic devotees of King Richard III, hope to clear his name of the five hundredyearold accusation of murder. Jacqueline is amused at first at the groups eccentricities, until the antics of a practical joker become more and more macabre, and one at last proves fatal.

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was one of the pseudonyms of American writer Barbara Louise Mertz, whose New York Times bestselling Amelia Peabody mysteries are often set against historical backdrops. In 1952, Peters earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She was named grand master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pauline on February 14, 2021

Sir Richard Weldon hosts a meeting of fellow devotees of Richard III at his English Country House for purposes of reading of some scholarly papers, a medieval themed banquet and costume ball, and, most importantly, to announce the re-discovery of a letter from Elizabeth of York in which she declares......more

Goodreads review by Chautona on August 30, 2023

This is one of those super clever books that keep you guessing from beginning to end. And then at the end, you go, "Um, DUH! Of course!" I didn't figure out the WHO or WHY until 3/4 of the way through the book. I did figure out what was going on, but I had a totally different why in mind which absol......more

Goodreads review by Robin on July 29, 2013

I really, really dislike this character Jacqueline the librarian, and am shocked by it, because I enjoy Peters' other two series very much, especially Vicky Bliss. Maybe it's the third person narrative that keeps the reader more an audience than inside the character's head along for the ride. The ch......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 03, 2021

She's a bit snippy but she's an interesting character. She's constantly underestimated by her companions but she's smart AF.......more

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