'A gripping psychological thriller. Readers will be awake deep into the night,trying to untangle the truth'The Times 'Books of the Year'A marriage. A murder. One of them will hang for it. PRE-ORDER DISOBEDIENT,THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE___Autumn,1615.Frances Carr is imprisoned in a cold,lightless room. She is accused of murder.In a cell nearby is her co-accused - her husband Robert.Kept apart,Frances can only tell her side of the story.How did she come to be hereCan she somehow prove her innocenceAnd what lengths will she go to to save herself'Engaging,vivid and revelling in historical detail'Sarah Perry,bestselling author of The Essex Serpent'The Miniaturist meets Gone Girl. Gripping and full of surprises'BBC History'Books of the Year''A tale of intrigue and ambition,this is a rich and fascinating book'Guardian'Immaculately detailed,dark,clever and compulsive'Daily Mail
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405920070Number of pages: 416Weight: 287 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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Engaging,vivid and revelling in historical detail,this thriller delves into a notorious murder. The reversal comes in a double blow,the first of which is so cunningly done I found myself pausing,frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had,indeed,been thoroughly stitched upA twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. UnputdownableA gripping historical thriller. Think Gone Girl with bodices. BrilliantA tale of intrigue and ambition,this is a rich and fascinating bookA gripping page-turner that will have you awake long into the night. IngeniousAn intoxicating blend of intrigue,seduction,witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put downAn electrifying,brilliantly executed thrillerGripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a masterWho is to blame And will they get away with it A rollicking readImmaculately detailed and atmospheric,this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark,clever and compulsiveA novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr,aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage. With skill and delicacy,Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiositiesExquisite. The reveal is terrifyingA Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying,The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murderA riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realisedA thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started,impossible to put downA twisting tale of power,poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thrillerFlawless. A sharp,well-constructed thriller,this is a book that will keep you on your toesA toxic blend of glamour,intrigue and ambitionA seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid,visceral gloryBrilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enoughA great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to create a novel that helps us understand a time and place betterA creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court ...The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the storyEngaging,vivid and cleverly constructed.One expects the reversal,but it comes in a double blow,the first of which is so cunningly done I found myself pausing,frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had,indeed,been thoroughly stitched up
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