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England, 1626
You are mistress of High Stoke now, Mistress Jerrard ...
After escaping her Dorset village, Alice is building a new life with husband Henry Jerrard at his beautiful but impoverished home, High Stoke. But behind the crumbling façade, someone is playing a deadly game.When a maidservant is murdered and an innocent man is named, the crime reveals a web of lies. Alice can trust no one – not the witnesses, not sinister steward Isabel, and certainly not the coroner Sir Malcolm, who seems more interested in pursuing an old gambling feud than the facts behind the case. How can Alice uncover the truth when every wrong turn means risking more innocent lives?
There are secrets in Alice’s new home. This is a game of high stakes that she must not lose ...
The breathtaking second historical mystery in The Alice Chronicles
About the Author
Georgia Piggott is a former business systems analyst in retail, airlines and telecommunications. Her specialism is tailoring IT systems for non-technical Users. It is this passion for translation and language that has inspired her to explore seventeenth century England. Georgia lives in Dorset, where her first novel Just Causes is set. A Hazardous Game is her second novel.Praise for Just Causes, book 1 in The Alice Chronicles:
"What a great read. I couldn’t put it down! It was so well written, not only a great story full of intrigue, but also full with such a lot of historical detail. Can’t wait to read more about Alice. Hope we don’t have to wait too long for a sequel" --Reader review"What an interesting and independent lady Alice is at a time when lady's should be seen and not heard, I am looking forward to reading about her new life and further adventures" --Reader review
Genre: Historical Mystery
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