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The Poison Bed: 'Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist'

The Poison Bed: 'Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist'

by ECFremantle (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $3.39
Synopsis

'Warning: this book may well take over your summer. Think Gillian Flynn meets The Miniaturist' Waterstones ___________ A Marriage. A Murder. One of them did it. Which one of them will die for it? ___________ Autumn 1615. A scandal pervades the Jacobean court. A popular, much admired couple are imprisoned for murder. SHE is young and captivating. Rescued from an abusive marriage, she is determined to make a new life with her second husband . . . Whatever the cost. ___________ HE has risen from nothing to become one of the countries most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies. Now, a man is dead. And someone must pay with their life. Who has the most to lose? Who is willing to commit murder? ___________ 'A Jacobean GONE GIRL. Dark and deeply satisfying, a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder' M. J. Carter 'A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable' The Times 'A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition' Andrew Taylor 'Riveting. I cannot recommend this highly enough' Alison Weir 'Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master' Santa Montefiore

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 14 Jun 2018
ISBN 10: 0718180488
ISBN 13: 9780718180485
Book Overview: The most powerful man in England, his lover and his lover's wife. One is a killer.

Media Reviews
A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story * Marylebone Journal *
A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable * The Times *
A gripping historical thriller. Think Gone Girl with bodices. Brilliant * Glamour *
A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book -- ONE OF THE BEST RECENT CRIME NOVELS * The Guardian *
A gripping page-turner that will have you awake long into the night. Ingenious * The Times *
An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller * Woman & Home *
Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read * Heat *
Exquisite. The reveal is terrifying -- Toby Clements
Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark, clever and compulsive -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail *
A Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying, The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder -- M J Carter
A riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realised -- Costa shortlisted Kate Hammer
A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down -- Minette Walters
A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller -- Anna Mazzola
Flawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes * Bookbag *
A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition -- Andrew Taylor bestselling author of * The Ashes of London *
Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master * Santa Montefiore *
A seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory -- Kate Riordan
Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended. * Eve Chase *
A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough -- Alison Weir
An intoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put down -- Karen Perry
Praise for * The Girl in the Glass Tower *
'Fascinating and vividly drawn' * The Times `Book of the Month' *
'A top-notch literary thriller' * Daily Telegraph *
'Sharp, perceptive and dramatic' * Sunday Express *
'Beautifully written and completely engrossing' * Historia *
Author Bio
E.C. Fremantle holds a First for her BA in English and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. As Elizabeth Fremantle she is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Queen's Gambit, Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. She lives in London and Norfolk.