Spring 1767.

A welcome sense of recovery sweeps over the recently widowed John Rawlings and his young daughter, Rose.

Deciding on one last adventure before they return back to their home in London, the Rawlings, accompanied by John's old flame, the delectable Elizabeth di Lorenzi, travel to Cornwall to see the famous Helstone Floral Dance.

But when they stop at an inn on the way to the festival, a child disappears in strange circumstances.

No sooner has John started investigating the case than a beautiful courtesan is found murdered at the inn.

Rawlings finds himself once again immersed in mystery and intrigue.

A suspicious blind musician is never far away from the festivities, but soon enough everyone becomes a suspect and each person has a motive.

It's becoming more and more urgent for John to find the culprit - his daughter's life could depend on it...

Steeped in rich historical detail and full of colourful characters, witchcraft, intrigue and suspense, this latest mystery featuring the dashing John Rawlings makes for compulsive reading.

Praise for Deryn Lake:

'John Rawlings and the Blind Beak are developing into my favourite historical mystery heroes' Lindsey Davis

'Meticulously researched, this is a series that brings the past to colourful life' Maxim Jakubowski, The Guardian

'Lake brings eighteenth century England to life in a fine colourful style... Georgette Heyer... but with the knickers off' Yorkshire Post

'The Queen of the Georgian historical mystery' The Times

'A winning Georgian historical' Publishers Weekly

'A masterly Georgian historical with a keen sense of time and place, fully fledged characters, and comfortable prose. Strongly recommended' Library Journal

'Told with an infectious enthusiasm and a sly wit, Lake vivifies the period through her portrayal of the courtly, ever-witty John Rawlings' Booklist

Deryn Lake is the author of the John Rawlings Mysteries, Nick Lawrence novels, and a number of historical fiction and historical romances. She was born in Essex and began writing at an early age, before eventually turning her hand to writing novels as a profession. She currently resides in Sussex. Death at St James's Palace is the eighth in the John Rawlings series.

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