Dragon's Lair

By Sharon Kay Penman

Categories: History, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

In Sharon Kay Penman's third Justin de Quincy mystery, published in 2003, the queen's man is sent to Wales to trace a stolen fortune in silver meant for the ransom of King Richard the Lionheart. At the court of the Welsh prince Davydd ab Owain, he faces conspiracies, rival claimants and murder, while Prince John's ambitions continue to threaten the peace of England and the safety of the crown.

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• Hillary Clinton: “I've recently discovered the historical novels by Sharon K. Penman. I'm reading her series about King Henry and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Very interesting, not only well done, but really engrossing.”