The Queen's Man

By Sharon Kay Penman

Categories: History, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The first of Sharon Kay Penman's medieval mysteries, published in 1996, is set in England in 1193, while Richard the Lionheart is held prisoner in Germany. Justin de Quincy, the illegitimate son of a bishop, witnesses the murder of a goldsmith who was carrying a letter for Eleanor of Aquitaine. Taken into the queen's service, he hunts the killer while Prince John plots to seize his brother's throne.

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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.”