The First Lady Appleton Mystery
St. Martin's Press ~ 1997
Kensington Mystery ~ 2000
Delphi Books ~ 2005
large print reprint now available
ISBN 0-9663397-9-7
$18.95
trade paperback
available as an ebook from
www.belgravehouse.com
In 1559, Susanna, Lady Appleton, an expert on poisonous herbs,
suspects murder when the steward of her husband's Lancashire
estate is found face down in his marrow-bone pie.
While Sir Robert Appleton is off in France on a diplomatic mission,
Lady Appleton heads north from Kent with her faithful band of servants to solve the mystery,
capture a "ghost" and unearth a few secrets Sir Robert would just as soon have left buried.
"The Rubaiyat of Nicholas Baldwin"
short story set in 1559
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
(9/01)
and in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
Face Down upon an Herbal
Book Two
St. Martin's Minotaur ~ 1998
Kensington Mystery ~ 2000
Delphi Large Print ~ 2006
available as an ebook from www.belgravehouse.com
When a Scots lord is found dead, face down upon
a copy of the cautionary herbal Lady Appleton wrote two years earlier,
she feels a personal obligation to solve the crime.
It is 1561. The place is rural Glouchestershire...and there is
a cold-blooded killer loose in the castle.
"Highly recommended for readers who appreciate suspenseful historical mysteries."
(Booklist)
"Lady Appleton and the London Man"
short story set in 1562
in More Murder They Wrote anthology (1999)
and in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
Face Down Among the Winchester Geese
Book Three
St. Martin's Minotaur ~ 1999
Kensington Mystery ~ 2001
Delphi Large Print ~ 2007
available as an ebook from
www.belgravehouse.com
When her husband becomes one of the suspects in the murder of several Southwark prostitutes
(known as "Winchester Geese"), Lady Appleton vows
to uncover the identity of the real killer in order to prove him innocent.
The year is 1563.
"A solid bet for historical mystery fans."(Publisher's Weekly)
"Lady Appleton and the Cautionary Herbal"
short story set in 1564
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (3/01)
and in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross
Book Four
St. Martin's Minotaur ~ 1999
Kensington Mystery ~ 2001
Delphi Large Print ~ 2009
available as an ebook from www.belgravehouse.com
This time the victim is Sir Robert, and Susanna is the most likely suspect.
After all, she is an expert on poisonous herbs.
Face Down Under the Wych Elm
Book Five
St. Martin's Minotaur
2000
Kensington Mystery
2002
available as an ebook from www.belgravehouse.com
Under the wych elm lies a man, face down, the victim of witchcraft . . . or is he?
Susanna, Lady Appleton feels an obligation to help the accused women
even though doing so means she risks being accused of witchcraft herself.
Starred review in Kirkus
"Exploiting the chaos for its criminal possibilities,
Emerson poses enduringly hard questions about women
and worth in this exemplary historical mystery."
FACE DOWN BEFORE REBEL HOOVES
Book Six
St. Martin's Minotaur
2001
Kensington Mystery ~ 2003
available as an ebook from www.belgravehouse.com
When Sir Walter Pendennis asks her help to stop a treasonous uprising,
how can Lady Appleton refuse?
"The most satisfying book in the series." Bangor Daily News
"The Riddle of the Woolsack"
short story set in 1569
in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
Face Down Across the Western Sea
Book Seven
St. Martin's Minotaur
2002
This is the only printed edition of this book.
available as an ebook from www.belgravehouse.com
Does England have a claim to the New World?
Queen Elizabeth I thinks so and she's gathered together a group
of scholars to prove it. Drawn into intrigue and danger
through her friendship with Sir Walter Pendennis,
Susanna lends a hand to uncover ancient secrets and solve a murder.
Praise From The Reviewers
for Face Down Across the Western Sea:
"Original, beguiling, and eminently readable." Kirkus
"Emerson does a crackling good job." Booklist
"Lady Appleton and the Cripplegate Chrisoms"
short story set in 1572
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine [6/03]
and in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
"Lady Appleton and the Bristol Crystals"
short story set in 1572
in Murders and Other Confusions anthology
FACE DOWN BELOW
THE BANQUETING HOUSE
8th novel in the Lady Appleton series
Perseverance Press
$13.95 in trade paperback
ISBN 1-880284-71-5
Queen Elizabeth is threatening to pay a visit to Leigh Abbey. Will murder change her mind?
Praise From The Reviewers
for Face Down Below the Banqueting House:
"Spirited and studded with wry humor." Kirkus
"Emerson's plot is deft and complex; she is at the top of her form here and leaves us with a breathless ending and lovely possibilities for future installments." Booklist
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