num_pages: 320
description: A rich compelling novel that asks the question: Was Mary Stuart guilty of murder?It is three days after the execution of Mary Stuart and the streets of London are buzzing with the news. But not everyone is convinced that the scandalized Queen of Scots was guilty of plotting against her cousin Elizabeth I or that she was involved in the murder of her husband Henry Darnley. Scottish-born Lady Janet de Ros wife of a wealthy English merchant thinks the ravishingly beautiful Mary was merely an innocent bystander betrayed by the machinations of a disloyal court. Determined to uncover the truth Janet travels from Fotheringhay Castle to Edinburgh to pursue an investigation that she will come to realize could endanger her life and bring disgrace to her very own family.
language: English
title: A Question of Guilt: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Death of Henry Darnley
publisher: Berkley