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The Body in the Chamber
(2025)(The third book in the Shadow Cutpurses series)
A novel by Adele Jordan
You won’t be able to put down this page-turning Tudor mystery! For fans of S J Parris, Andrew Taylor, S W Perry and Andrew Swanston.
Henry VIII’s Court is under threat once again…
1536, London
With two queens already removed from King Henry VIII’s side, the Tudor court fears for his new wife, Jane Seymour.
Thief turned espionage agent, Gwynnie Wightham is tasked by her employer Elric Tombstone to watch over the new queen.
And it soon becomes clear that her task will not be an easy one when a dead body is found in the queen’s chambers.
It seems there is a murderer hiding in the palace walls, and a clear suspect has already been named.
Convicted killer, Connal Devlin, escaped the noose at Tyburn and vowed to seek revenge on King Henry for turning his back on the ‘true’ Catholic faith.
Gwynnie is tasked with finding Devlin, but something doesn’t seem right.
Is it possible Devlin isn’t as evil as he was made out to be? Could someone else be behind the murder at the palace?
And can Gwynnie stop them before another Tudor queen’s life comes to an untimely end…?
THE BODY IN THE CHAMBER is the third book in the Shadow Cutpurses Tudor Thriller Series. It is a thrilling historical espionage adventure during King Henry VIII’s reign in England with a feisty female lead.
THE SHADOW CUTPURSES TUDOR THRILLER SERIES:
Book One:Murder At Greenwich Palace
Book Two: Death At The Tower
Book Three: The Body In The Chamber
Genre: Historical Mystery
Henry VIII’s Court is under threat once again…
1536, London
With two queens already removed from King Henry VIII’s side, the Tudor court fears for his new wife, Jane Seymour.
Thief turned espionage agent, Gwynnie Wightham is tasked by her employer Elric Tombstone to watch over the new queen.
And it soon becomes clear that her task will not be an easy one when a dead body is found in the queen’s chambers.
It seems there is a murderer hiding in the palace walls, and a clear suspect has already been named.
Convicted killer, Connal Devlin, escaped the noose at Tyburn and vowed to seek revenge on King Henry for turning his back on the ‘true’ Catholic faith.
Gwynnie is tasked with finding Devlin, but something doesn’t seem right.
Is it possible Devlin isn’t as evil as he was made out to be? Could someone else be behind the murder at the palace?
And can Gwynnie stop them before another Tudor queen’s life comes to an untimely end…?
THE BODY IN THE CHAMBER is the third book in the Shadow Cutpurses Tudor Thriller Series. It is a thrilling historical espionage adventure during King Henry VIII’s reign in England with a feisty female lead.
THE SHADOW CUTPURSES TUDOR THRILLER SERIES:
Book One:Murder At Greenwich Palace
Book Two: Death At The Tower
Book Three: The Body In The Chamber
Genre: Historical Mystery
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