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The most powerful man in England, his lover and his lover's wife. One of them is a killer In the autumn of 1615 scandal rocks the country. A celebrity couple are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. She is young, captivating and from a notorious family. He is rich and powerful. Some believe she is innocent; others think her wicked or insane. He claims no knowledge of the crime. Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to lose? Who is willing to commit murder?

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'Beautifully written and completely engrossing' * Historia * 'Sharp, perceptive and dramatic' * Sunday Express * 'A top-notch literary thriller' * Daily Telegraph * 'Fascinating and vividly drawn' * The Times `Book of the Month' * Praise for * The Girl in the Glass Tower * An intoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put down -- Karen Perry A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough -- Alison Weir Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended. * Eve Chase * A seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory -- Kate Riordan Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master * Santa Montefiore * A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition -- Andrew Taylor bestselling author of * The Ashes of London * Flawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes * Bookbag * A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller -- Anna Mazzola A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down -- Minette Walters A riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realised -- Costa shortlisted Kate Hammer A Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying, The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder -- M J Carter Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark, clever and compulsive -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail * Exquisite. The reveal is terrifying -- Toby Clements Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read * Heat * An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller * Woman & Home * A gripping page-turner that will have you awake long into the night. Ingenious * The Times * A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book -- ONE OF THE BEST RECENT CRIME NOVELS * The Guardian * A gripping historical thriller. Think Gone Girl with bodices. Brilliant * Glamour * A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable * The Times * A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story * Marylebone Journal *

A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story * Marylebone Journal * A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable * The Times * A gripping historical thriller. Think Gone Girl with bodices. Brilliant * Glamour * A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book -- ONE OF THE BEST RECENT CRIME NOVELS * The Guardian * A gripping page-turner that will have you awake long into the night. Ingenious * The Times * An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller * Woman & Home * Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read * Heat * Exquisite. The reveal is terrifying -- Toby Clements Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark, clever and compulsive -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail * A Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying, The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder -- M J Carter A riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realised -- Costa shortlisted Kate Hammer A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down -- Minette Walters A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller -- Anna Mazzola Flawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes * Bookbag * A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition -- Andrew Taylor bestselling author of * The Ashes of London * Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master * Santa Montefiore * A seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory -- Kate Riordan Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended. * Eve Chase * A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough -- Alison Weir An intoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put down -- Karen Perry Praise for * The Girl in the Glass Tower * 'Fascinating and vividly drawn' * The Times `Book of the Month' * 'A top-notch literary thriller' * Daily Telegraph * 'Sharp, perceptive and dramatic' * Sunday Express * 'Beautifully written and completely engrossing' * Historia *

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Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels- Queen's Gambit (soon to be the feature film, Firebrand), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two gripping historical thrillers- The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting. Her most recent novel, Disobedient, is a gripping feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. She lives in London.

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