Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross [Paperback]

Kathy Lynn Emerson (Author)

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Publication Date: 2000

2000

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• Paperback
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur (2000)
• ASIN: B000OTNXL0
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a message from the author, February 17, 2000

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Kathy Emerson (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (Hardcover)

For a look at the cover of this book and other news about the series, visit my website. I have my own domain name, so I'm easy to find. I also have a newsletter, Face Down Update, for those interested in knowing more about Lady Appleton. P.S. I couldn't submit this without rating the book. I do think it's the best in the series to date, but I hate the idea of rating anything. Much too subjective!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars historical mystery lovers have to read this work, February 17, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (Hardcover)

Officially, he died from drowning. Though eighteen months have passed since that declaration, the deceased's spouse Susanna Appleton rejects the finding. She knows that she has been married to Robert for too many years for her to be so easily rid of him. Her belief is proven accurate when Roberts sends her a note demanding she bring a large amount of gold to him. Though she no longer loves her husband, Susanna feels bound to honor her marital vows. She leaves Leigh Abbey to travel to London for her rendezvous with Robert.

When Susanna arrives at their appointed locale, the innkeeper mistakes her for another woman who was kissing Robert while sitting on his lap. Susanna learns that Robert has already left the sleazy Black Jack Inn. She leaves to find lodging in a better neighborhood. While looking at the nearby Eleanor Cross, Susanna sees a man fall to his death. Based on what she observed, the noted herbalist feels someone poisoned the victim. The innkeeper testifies that Susanna was the last person seen with the dead person. The police arrest her, placing her in Newgate while awaiting trial for murder. Her good friends in high places obtain her temporary release, but Susanna plans to uncover the truth before she is burned at the stake.

Kathy Lynn Emerson has written another exciting Elizabethan mystery that stars a memorable and likable heroine. FACE DOWN BENEATH THE ELEANOR CROSS has been so meticulously researched it feels as if Ms. Emerson was there to document the tale. Reminiscent of the best of Gellis and Penman, this novel deserves awards while encouraging readers to find the previous three tales in a rewarding series.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yet!, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (Hardcover)

This time Susanna, Lady Appleton is suspected of the murder of her husband, and, as the author makes clear, this is hardly the best century in which to be a murder suspect. Susanna fights against time to find the real murderer and escape a gruesome death. A riveting mystery with authentic and fascinating period details, well drawn characters, and always a plucky heroine. Fans of Anne Perry should check out this series!