About this title: Lady Susanna Appleton is the independent and educated wife of Sir Robert Appleton, who travels abroad as an emissary of Queen Elizabeth. While Sir Robert is in France, word comes that a servant at his ancestral home, John Bexwith, was killed, supposedly by a ghost. Lady Susanna takes it upon herself to go to the family home and take care of the ...
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Description: Good. 0312151233 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Very Good. 1575665468 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition but does have some curve to the spine / reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 1575665468 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition but does have some curve to the spine / reading creases to the covers. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Kensington Books, New York, NY
Date Published: 2000
Description: Very Good- 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 1st Elizabethean mystery featuring Lady Susanna Appleton. This book is graded Very Good-. Paperback book grading key: a book that has been read more than once is graded Good to Very Good, depending on the degree of wear. The spine may be creased, slanted, or curled; the corners somewhat bumped, creased, or clipped; the edges mildly chipped or soiled; the cover a little scuffed; and/or the pages yellowed, toned, or foxed. There may be writing or a name or store ... read more
Description: Very Good. 1575665468 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition but does have some curve to the spine / reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Good in Good jacket. 0312151233 Hard cover with protective mylar cover over dust jacket; library markings; very clean interior; 218 pgs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Undated author's signature without inscription; unclipped dj clean and attractive with a bit of general wear; book solid but has some storage slant; strong gutters; no edge wear; fine pages other than autograph. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Kensington Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781575665467ISBN:1575665468
Description: Grade: B. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: 253 pages. Out of print, hard to find title. When the poisoned body of Sir Robert Appleton's steward is discovered amidst the tasteful splendor of App... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: 218 pages. First Edition. Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie is a delightfully cozy Elizabethan mystery introducing Susanna, Lady Appleton. When her hus... read more
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0312151233. A great historical mystery series featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton as the smart sleuth solving crimes in Elizabethan England. Jacket rubbed. The author's first novel for adults and the first book in the Face Down series.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; 218 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Delphi Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780966339796ISBN:0966339797
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author 1st Elizabethean mystery featuring Lady Susanna Appleton. 2nd Printing. Slight chipping and creasing along edges of dust jacket; Autographed Copy sticker on front panel; in protective mylar cover. Signed by author in purple ink on the title page. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martin Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author SIGNED to Diane by the Author on the Title page. First edition, First printing. With corresponding number line. Books are in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interiors are clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jackets are in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Are covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martin Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author SIGNED to Diane by the Author on the Title page. First edition, First printing. With corresponding number line. Books are in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interiors are clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jackets are in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Are covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martin Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312151232ISBN:0312151233
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author SIGNED to Diane by the Author on the Title page. First edition, First printing. With corresponding number line. Books are in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interiors are clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jackets are in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Are covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. read more
"First Sentence: Steam rose from the marrow-bone pie until the old man's sharp beak of a nose wrinkled in delight.
Sir Robert Appleton is off to France on a mission for Queen Elizabeth. A letter he receives, shortly before his trip, tells of the death of John Bexwith, steward of Appleton Manor in Lancashire. As Bexwith was not old and was found dead face down in a marrow-bone pie, Lady Susanna Appleton, who is writing an herbal and knowledgeable of poisons, suspects his death to be unnatural. In spite of tales that a ghost haunts Appleton Manor, Susanna decides to unmask the ghost, find the killer and put the manor to rights.
I'd not read Emerson before. Two things, in particular, stand out with her writing; her characters and her research.
Lady Susanna is delightful. She is smart--highly educated for the time, practical-not given to superstition or fancy, and independent. She is certainly the most developed of the characters, yet the personalities of the other characters come through as well.
Ms. Emerson's research is apparent. The period is a fascinating one in which there, as Sir Robert puts it "...too many queens..." The offset of Susanna's activities by Robert's in France, provides a view of their relationship and of the time. The information on plants and herbs was fascinating but I also didn't realize that hair jewelry, memorializing the dead, dates back as far as the 16 century.
The story is well plotted with a good balance of suspense. There was, however, a fairly obvious hint as to the killer. What was lacking was a strong sense of time and place.
At times, I felt the story read as much more modern than the setting. This was mainly due to the language being quite modern. However, as the first in a series, I did enjoy it enough that I'm interested in reading the next book.
FACE DOWN IN THE MARROW-BONE PIE (Hist. Mys-Lady Susanna Appleton-England-1559) - G+ Emerson, Kathy Lynn - 1st in series St. Martin's Press, 1997, US Hardcover - ISBN: 0312151233"
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