The acclaimed author of Murder in the Queen's Garden returns to Tudor England with amateur sleuth Kate Haywood embroiled in court intrigue and a devastating scandal. 1559. The Twelve Days of Christmas at Whitehall Palace will be celebrated as a grand affair. But there are those who wish to usher in the New Year by ending Queen Elizabeth's reign.... Despite evenings of banquets and dancing, the European delegates attending Her Majesty's holiday festivities...