num_pages: 288
description: FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! 1558. Kate Haywood a simple musician in the employ of a princess will find herself involved in games of crowns as she sets out to solve the murder of the queens envoy.... England is in tumult under the rule of Queen Mary and her Spanish husband. Confined to house arrest at Hatfield House young Princess Elizabeth is the countrys greatest hope. Far from court intrigues Elizabeth finds solace in simple things: the quiet countryside and peaceful recreation including the melodies of her chief musician and his daughter Kate Haywood. But Kate will prove herself most valuable when an envoy of the queensent to flush out heretics in the princesss householdis found dead on the grounds of Hatfield. Acting as Elizabeths eyes and ears Kate is sent out on the trail of a killer whose mission could destroy her family friendsand the future of England.
language: English
title: Murder at Hatfield House
publisher: Berkley