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When famed painter Levina Teerlinc is invited to the royal court to create the queen’s portrait, Grace Cavendish becomes cupbearer to the maids of honor. The royal painters quickly discover that some of the pigments contain deadly poisons. Grace’s friend Carmina shows odd symptoms, and the summer’s history—the death of Carmina’s father in a joust—adds suspicion. With Carmina’s condition worsening, Grace must untangle whether the painter, her apprentices or another noble is responsible for the mysterious plot and solve the court’s perilous puzzle before any further victims fall.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Grace Cavendish
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