Omnimystery News is pleased to present in this post one of this month's new 1st in Series titles, a mystery, thriller or suspense novel that introduces a recurring character (or characters) …
The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence
Series: A Bianca Goddard Mystery
Publisher: Kensington
What we know about the character: Bianca Goddard is the daughter of an infamous alchemist, in pursuit of science to create medicines to help the sick in Tudor London. More about her first murder …
In the year 1543 of King Henry VIII's turbulent reign, the daughter of a notorious alchemist finds herself suspected of cold-blooded murder …
Bianca Goddard employs her knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants to concoct remedies for the disease-riddled poor in London's squalid Southwark slum. But when her friend Jolyn comes to her complaining of severe stomach pains, Bianca's prescription seems to kill her on the spot. Recovering from her shock, Bianca suspects Jolyn may have been poisoned before coming to her — but the local constable is not so easily convinced.
To clear her name and keep her neck free of the gallows, Bianca must apply her knowledge of the healing arts to deduce exactly how her friend was murdered and by whom — before she herself falls victim to a similar fate …
— The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence
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