The Thorne Maze

An Elizabeth I Mystery

Elizabeth I Mysteries (Volume 5)

Karen Harper

Minotaur Books

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The vibrant pageant of Elizabethan England comes vividly alive in Karen Harper's fifth novel in her acclaimed Elizabeth I mystery series. In the gardens of Hampton Court, Elizabeth proudly shows a famed visitor her huge maze. But the intricate labyrinth soon becomes a scene of horror as Elizabeth herself is attacked and the visitor is murdered within its leafy dead ends. Undaunted, the queen sets a trap to snare a ghostly murderer before he or she strikes again...

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"Brilliantly plotted and authentically detailed." -Booklist

"Karen Harper weaves a thrilling blend of historical detail and intriguing mystery. Her Queen Elizabeth I possesses the fine detective's instinct of Sherlock Holmes." -Lisa Gardner, author of The Other Daughter

"A walk side by side with one of history's most dynamic characters." -Anne Perry, author of Half Moon Street

"Tudor England's answer to V.I. Warshawski. Elizabeth I must take on a murder case or two in Harper's fifth well-researched, intrigue-filled historical." -Publishers Weekly.

"Harper's facility with historical figures is extraordinary." -Los Angeles Times

"A wonderful web of drama and deceit that would make Shakespeare envious...this is great stuff."--The Toronto Globe and Mail

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Jody  rated it  
May 13, 2009
I have really enjoyed reading the series of books by Karen Harper on Queen Elizabeth the 1st - Queen and solver of mysteries.
I think I may have enjoyed this book most of all.
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Denise  rated it  
May 20, 2011
Intriguing garden mazes with a murderer on the loose! #5 in the Elizabeth I Mysteries by local author, Karen Harper. Bear in mind, the series is MUCH better if you start with book #1 and read them in order! In this book, the queen is nearly assassinated, her cousin shows a vicious side, and her long ...more
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Karen Harper

Karen Harper is the author of four previous Elizabeth I mysteries, The Poyson Garden, The Tidal Poole, The Twylight Tower, and The Queene's Cure, as well as contemporary suspense novels. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, and Naples, Florida, and is currently writing the sixth book in the Elizabeth series, The Queene's Christmas.

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The Thorne Maze
An Elizabeth I Mystery
Elizabeth I Mysteries (Volume 5)
Karen Harper

Mass Market Paperbound

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St. Martin's Press
Minotaur Books
October 2003
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780312993498
ISBN10: 0312993498
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 320 pages
$6.99

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St. Martin's Press
Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books
February 2003
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ISBN: 9780312301767
ISBN10: 0312301766
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 288 pages
$23.95

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