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This is home to the Bianca Goddard Mysteries featuring the daughter of an infamous alchemist. Set in Tudor London during the final years of Henry VIII's reign, the series follows Bianca in her pursuit of science to create medicines to help the sick. Along the way, Bianca must deal with a most unhealthy dose of murder and mayhem.
MAY 2020
What the reviewers are saying...
"Lawrence's London is no fairy-tale setting, but her heroine is as plucky as they come."--Kirkus Reviews
"The author has the Tudor language down to a gnat’s eyeball.--Rosepoint Publishing
"...gripping mystery...filled with sharp details"--Foreword Reviews
"Confident and evocative"--Portland Press Herald
"Well-written...language was exceptional"--Sam I Am Reading blog
The Lost Boys of London
Book 5
Red Puddle Print
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ISBN-13:978-1734-7361-06
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An Amazon top 100 medieval historical mystery! 4/21/20
"Atmospheric...Fans of Tudor historicals will eagerly await the next installment."--Publishers Weekly
"If Tudor London is a place you want to go, Lawrence is an author who will take you there, with the intrepid Bianca as your guide." --Criminal Element
"...a portal from our world to the England of 1544"--Kirkus Reviews
..."lively prose-enough to impart the flavor of the times while keeping the novel accessible to general readers. Try this for C.J.Sansom Matthew Shardlake series."--Booklist
"A satisfying and engrossing read."--Historical Novel Society
The Alchemist of Lost Souls
Book 4
"Atmospheric...Fans of Tudor historicals will eagerly await the next installment."--Publishers Weekly
"If Tudor London is a place you want to go, Lawrence is an author who will take you there, with the intrepid Bianca as your guide." --Criminal Element
"...a portal from our world to the England of 1544"--Kirkus Reviews
..."lively prose-enough to impart the flavor of the times while keeping the novel accessible to general readers. Try this for C.J.Sansom Matthew Shardlake series."--Booklist
"A satisfying and engrossing read."--Historical Novel Society
A Suspense Magazine "Best Historical Mystery of 2019!"
Book 3, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
"beautifully rendered...the pacing is perfect"
--Reviewing the Evidence
"...captures Tudor London in all its colorful, if noisome, splendor."
--Library Journal
"Lawrence never fails to intrigue and set a wonderful sense of place and time in her stories..."
--I Am Indeed blog
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"A must read!" -RT Reviews
"Colorful alchemical lore and vividly imagined..." -Publishers Weekly
"...just great fiction!"-I Read What You Write Blog
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Book 2, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
"[Lawrence]...is a talented storyteller"--Historical Novel Society
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Book 1, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
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Kensington published the Bianca Goddard Mysteries books 1-4. The Alchemist's Daughter begins the journey followed by Death of an Alchemist. The third book, Death at St. Vedast, released in January, 2017. The fourth book in the series, The Alchemist of Lost Souls, released in May 2019. The Lost Boys of London, published by Red Puddle Print will release in May 2020. I invite you to read a little more about the series, my sleuth--Bianca, alchemy, and Tudor London. Sign up for my newsletter, Alchemy and Mystery, and I'll send you interesting tidbits about alchemy, herbs, my research, news, and release dates.
