The Poison Bed: 'Gone Girl meets The Miniaturist'
Autor E C Fremantleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iun 2019
A marriage. A murder. One of them will hang for it.
________
Autumn, 1615.
Frances Carr is imprisoned in a cold, lightless room.
She is accused of murder.
In a cell nearby is her co-accused - her husband Robert.
Kept apart, Frances can only tell her side of the story.
How did she come to be here?
Can she somehow prove her innocence?
And what lengths will she go to to save herself?
__________
'Engaging, vivid and revelling in historical detail'Sarah Perry, bestselling author ofThe Essex Serpent
'The MiniaturistmeetsGone Girl. Gripping and full of surprises'BBC History 'Books of the Year'
'A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book'Guardian
'Immaculately detailed, dark, clever and compulsive'Daily Mail
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781405920070
ISBN-10: 1405920076
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1405920076
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Elizabeth Fremantle 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. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two delicious historical thrillers: The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting. She lives in London.
Recenzii
Engaging,
vivid
and
revelling
in
historical
detail,
this
thriller
delves
into
a
notorious
murder.
The
reversal
comes
in
a
double
blow,
the
first
of
which
is
so
cunningly
done
I
found
myself
pausing,
frowning
and
riffling
back
through
the
pages
to
confirm
that
I
had,
indeed,
been
thoroughly
stitched
up
A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable
A gripping historical thriller.ThinkGone Girlwith bodices.Brilliant
A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book
Agripping page-turnerthat will have youawake long into the night. Ingenious
Anintoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder.The Poison Bed is beautifully told andimpossible to put down
An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller
Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master
Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read
Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mysteryborrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thrillerto manipulate the reader. It isdark, clever and compulsive
A novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr, aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage.With skill and delicacy, Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiosities
Exquisite.The reveal isterrifying
A JacobeanGone Girl!Dark and deeply satisfying,The Poison Bedis a tale ofmonstrous intrigue and murder
Arivetingtale thatkept me reading into the night. Beautifully writtenand realised
Athoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down
A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue.Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller
Flawless.A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this isa book that will keep you on your toes
A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition
A seductive historical thriller.The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all itsvivid, visceral glory
Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.
A riveting tale.Icannot recommend this highly enough
A great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to createa novel that helps us understand a time and place better
A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court. . .The Poison Bedisunerringly addictive.Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality andan immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story
Engaging,vividandcleverly constructed. One expects the reversal, but it comes in a double blow, the first of which isso cunningly doneI found myself pausing, frowning and riffling back through the pagesto confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up
A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable
A gripping historical thriller.ThinkGone Girlwith bodices.Brilliant
A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book
Agripping page-turnerthat will have youawake long into the night. Ingenious
Anintoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder.The Poison Bed is beautifully told andimpossible to put down
An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller
Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master
Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read
Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mysteryborrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thrillerto manipulate the reader. It isdark, clever and compulsive
A novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr, aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage.With skill and delicacy, Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiosities
Exquisite.The reveal isterrifying
A JacobeanGone Girl!Dark and deeply satisfying,The Poison Bedis a tale ofmonstrous intrigue and murder
Arivetingtale thatkept me reading into the night. Beautifully writtenand realised
Athoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down
A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue.Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller
Flawless.A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this isa book that will keep you on your toes
A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition
A seductive historical thriller.The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all itsvivid, visceral glory
Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.
A riveting tale.Icannot recommend this highly enough
A great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to createa novel that helps us understand a time and place better
A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court. . .The Poison Bedisunerringly addictive.Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality andan immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story
Engaging,vividandcleverly constructed. One expects the reversal, but it comes in a double blow, the first of which isso cunningly doneI found myself pausing, frowning and riffling back through the pagesto confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up