The King's Court Murders

Who dares spill blood inside Whitehall Palace?October 1666. Samuel Pepys and his inquisitors, Abigail Harcourt and Jacob Standish, are summoned to Whitehall expecting revels and splendour. Instead, they find death.One of Charles II's mistresses lies beneath a fallen chandelier, its rope crudely sabotaged.As Abby and Jacob pursue the trail, they are pulled into Whitehall's dark heart. Ministers jostle for power, mistresses guard their influence, and rivalry is silenced with murder.Then loyalty divides the inquisitors themselves, the investigation falters – and the killer strikes again.Dare they fail the King himself, who holds power over life and death?The King's Court Murders is the fourth of the Samuel Pepys Mysteries, a historical mystery series steeped in period detail and brimming with fiendish whodunits. Step into Pepys's London – once you do, you won't want to leave.