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Historical Mysteries in Series: 1500s & 1600s
All titles are shelved in the Mystery section of the library and are the first in each series in the Downers Grove Public Library’s collection.

1500s
M/BUCKLEY
Buckley, FionaBlank spaceTo Shield the QueenBlank space1997, 278p.
When: 1560s
Where: England
Who: Ursula Blanchard, young widow and mother, attendant to Queen Elizabeth I

M/CHISOLM
Chisolm, P.F.Blank spaceA Famine of HorsesBlank space1994, 271p.
When: 1592
Where: Border between England and Scotland
Who: Sir Robert Carey, the Deputy Warden of the West March

M/CLYNES
Clynes, MichaelBlank spaceThe White Rose MurdersBlank space1993, 244p.
When: 1517
Where: England
Who: Roger Shallot: secretary, jack of all trades, scoundrel, liar

M/EMERSON
Emerson, Kathy LynnBlank spaceFace Down in the Marrow-Bone PieBlank space1997, 218p
When: 1559
Where: Lancashire, England
Who: Susanna, Lady Appleton, author of a book about herbs

M/HARPER
Harper, KarenBlank spaceThe Poyson GardenBlank space1999, 310p.
When: 1550’s
Where: English countryside near Canterbury
Who: Princess Elizabeth, in exile at a country house

M/MARSTON
Marston, EdwardBlank spaceThe Queen’s HeadBlank space1988, 237p.
When: 1588
Where: England
Who: Nicholas Bracewell, actor, manager of a theater company

M/TOURNEY
Tourney, LeonardBlank spaceThe Players’ Boy Is DeadBlank space1980, 192p.
When: 1500s
Where: England
Who: Matthew Stock, clothier

1600s
M/BROWN
Brown, MollyBlank spaceInvitation to a FuneralBlank space1995, 288p.
When: 1676
Where: England
Who: Aphra Behn, playwright, widow, friend of Nell Gwyn

M/FURUTANI
Furutani, DaleBlank spaceDeath at the CrossroadsBlank space1998, 210p.
When: 1603
Where: Japan
Who: Matsuyama Kaze, masterless Samurai

M/ROWLAND
Rowland, Laura JohBlank spaceShinjuBlank space1994, 367p.
When: 1689
Where: Edo (Tokyo)
Who: Sano, Samurai, policeman, former tutor

Prepared by Carol Yarmolich, November 2001
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