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Dorset, 1625
'Alice knows she shouldn’t be here. She has been careful, watchful, deceitful even, to get to this point. But now the time has come, her heart is pounding with the enormity of her plan ...'Alice Edwards is on her own and fighting for all that she holds dear. In a time of deadly plague, hope lies in herbs and remedies. But sickness is not the only danger.
Who is the mysterious child who has fallen under her care? And how can Alice tell friend from foe when the shadow of a murder is haunting her steps – and heartache awaits at every turn?
The first gripping and authentic historical mystery for 17th century investigator Alice Edwards: a deadly plot. An Orphaned boy. A battle to save her home ...
**What the readers say**
"Brilliant ... not only a great story full of intrigue, but also full with such a lot of historical detail" - 5 stars
A fantastic read, so well written' - Five stars
'Absorbing' - Five stars
'Couldn't put it down!' - Five stars
Genre: Historical Mystery
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