The Poison Bed, Elizabeth Fremantle
The Poison Bed, Elizabeth Fremantle
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The Poison Bed

Author: Elizabeth Fremantle

Narrator: Karen Cass, Steve West

Unabridged: 13 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

A spellbinding thriller set in the Jacobean Court of 1615 surrounding a famed couple imprisoned on suspicion of murder―but was it Lord Robert or Lady Frances who committed the crime?A marriage. A murder. One of them did it. Which of them will die for it?In the autumn of 1615, scandal rocks the Jacobean court, when a celebrated couple, Robert and Frances Carr, are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. Frances is young, captivating, and from a notorious family. She has been rescued from an abusive marriage by Robert, and is determined to make a new life for herself. Whatever the price.Robert is one of the richest and most famous men in the kingdom. He has risen from nothing to become one of the country’s most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies.Some believe she is innocent; others think her wicked or insane. He claims no knowledge of the murder. The king suspects them both, though it is his secret at stake. Now a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life.Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to lose? And who is willing to commit murder?

About Elizabeth Fremantle

Elizabeth Fremantle is the acclaimed author of Sisters of Treason, Queen’s Gambit, and Watch the Lady, and she has contributed to Vogue, the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and the Sunday Times (London). She lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on May 25, 2018

This was based on a true crime. I love historical fiction and this is set in between monarchs and the periods I know about so was interesting from that point of view. The story was told from two points of view. I enjoy character led stories but I never really felt strongly about either of the charac......more

Goodreads review by Bookish Ally on June 29, 2018

There’s a common turn of phrase that states that you never really know someone. This book details this very idea. The English kings court has always been a place of intrigue, of schemes, of the politics of life and death but in this literary exploration of the true story of the Earl & Countess of So......more

Goodreads review by Annette on November 14, 2018

During the reign of King James I, the Jacobean court was marked by a scandalous murder in 1613. The book sets the story in 1615. Frances Howard, is an English noblewoman, and Robert Carr, is a favorite of the King. But there is someone else who stands in the way. Both, Frances and Robert, get accused......more