The Conjuror's Apprentice: A Tudor-era murder mystery steeped in psychological suspense

Finding the battered body of a young boy was not unusual in Bloody Mary's cruel England. However, the stabbed tongue, a false seal and strange letter implicate Princess Elizabeth, threatening to bring down the Tudor Dynasty.

Doctor John Dee and his secret apprentice, Margaretta, using his brilliant mind and her strange abilities, embark on a perilous journey to solve this brutal murder. Before their work can really begin, another body is found.

As Dee and Margaretta delve deeper into their investigation, they uncover a web of deceit, political intrigue and treachery that threatens to engulf them both. With rumours of witchcraft and treason swirling around them, can they untangle the mystery before it's too late?

´Right up there with C J Sansom… A brilliant historical thriller´ - Philip Gwynne Jones

Fans of C J Sansom's Dissolution - now a major Disney+ original series, ´Shardlake´ - will delight in this medieval murder mystery.

G.J. Williams is the author of the ´Tudor Rose Murders´ series – historical murder mysteries with a tiny supernatural twist. Her acclaimed books are set in Tudor England, beginning in the reign of Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary, and then moving to the reign of Elizabeth 1st.

© 2025 SAGA Egmont (Ebook): 9788727273297

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Ebook: 17 juli 2025