Susanna Lady Appleton Books in Order

Susanna, Lady Appleton, investigates when her husband's elderly steward is found dead with his face in a pie. Her knowledge of poisonous plants challenges a servant's claim that a ghost caused the death at Appleton Manor.

Queen Elizabeth sends herbalist Susanna Appleton to help another noblewoman prepare a book at Madderly Castle. A series of killings interrupts the assignment, drawing Susanna into coded messages, political conspiracies, and a difficult investigation with her husband.

A Frenchwoman visits Sir Robert Appleton and is subsequently found murdered near a Southwark brothel. Susanna investigates with her housekeeper and a brothel owner, discovering that the killing belongs to a longer pattern entwined with her husband's secret activities.

Sir Robert Appleton reappears after being presumed dead, only to be murdered for real. Accused of killing her husband, Susanna faces trial while friends try to uncover the actual culprit within the unforgiving legal system of Tudor England.

In 1567, Susanna Appleton tries to help women accused of witchcraft, bringing her investigative skills into conflict with dangerous suspicions. Defending others places her own safety at risk when she becomes vulnerable to the same charge.

During the Northern Earls' rebellion of 1569, Susanna Appleton undertakes an undercover assignment for Sir Walter Pendennis. Encounters with prominent noblewomen entangle her in a political crisis where her investigation depends on navigating powerful and divided loyalties.

Susanna Appleton joins scholars working to establish England's claim to the New World at a Cornwall estate. When an eyewitness account disappears and a researcher is found dead, academic rivalry, jealousy, and espionage become possible explanations.

Eleven historical mystery stories follow herbalist and gentlewoman Susanna Appleton through crimes in Tudor England. Cases involving suspicious deaths, dangerous plants, and legal maneuvering place her investigations within the religious conflicts and everyday hazards of the sixteenth century.

A servant's death below a banqueting house draws Susanna Appleton into an investigation involving blackmail and concealed relationships. A second killing broadens the suspect list while preparations for a royal visit and personal difficulties compete for her attention.

Susanna Appleton's foster daughter Rosamond leads her into danger at the baths in Buxton in 1575. A conspiracy to free the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, places their mystery amid the political tensions surrounding prominent visitors.

Susanna Appleton travels to Scotland after her friend Catherine, Lady Glenelg, disappears while accused of murdering her mother-in-law. Crossing the border in 1577, the herbalist and sleuth must discover the real killer to help her endangered friend.