Face Down upon an Herbal is the second book in the Face Down mystery series featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton as the amateur detective. Shes a gentlewoman who just happens to be an expert on poisonous herbs. She even wrote a book to warn people about them, although it had to be published anonymously because her husband, Sir Robert Appleton, doesnt approve of women authors. Unbeknownst to Susanna, hes taken credit for it himself. In this adventure, set in 1561, hes sent to Scotland on a mission for Queen Elizabeth. While hes gone, the queen gives Susanna a task as well. Shes asked to assist a noblewoman, Lady Madderly, with the herbal shes writing. Accompanied by her young kinswoman, Catherine, Susanna travels to Madderly Castle, where the Yuletide season is just getting under way. When a Scots lord is found dead, face down upon a copy of the cautionary herbal Susanna wrote two years earlier, she feels a personal obligation to solve the crime. Booklist said this novel is "highly recommended for readers who appreciate suspenseful historical mysteries." Long out of print in hardcover and mass market paperback editions, this trade paperback edition has been newly edited by the author.

Binding: Paperback;252 pages; Publisher: Draft2Digital; Classification: N/A; Weight: 445.23 g; Dimensions: N/A

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