Samuel Pepys Mysteries

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.

They dug for Pepys's gold – and unearthed the dead.January 1667. Two thousand pounds in gold coins, buried in Samuel Pepys's father's garden, have vanished. Pepys dispatches his inquisitors, Abigail Harcourt and Jacob Standish, to Brampton to recover the hoard.The village is paralysed by fear. The Wychwood Drummer – ghost of a man hanged for theft – beats his lonely tattoo through the trees at night, and villagers swear he guards the stolen gold. When bodies begin appearing, the locals see God's vengeance. Abby sees a thief covering their tracks.Stranded in a derelict cottage deep in Wychwood, with the drumbeat echoing through the forest, Abby and Jacob must solve their deadliest case. But Brampton hasn't forgotten.Last time, they saved Pepys's sister from the gallows. Paulina was no witch – but are they? That's what the villagers believe.And now the noose swings for them.The Brampton Ghost Murders continues the Samuel Pepys Mysteries, historical mysteries steeped in period colour and brimming with fiendish whodunits. Step back into Pepys's London – once you do, you won't want to leave.