Assassin by Patricia Finney, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 978-4-8.The series is written in alphabetical order, leading to hopes that there would be another 14 (M–Z) however, none have been published for the past 11 years. All authors write under the pseudonym "Grace Cavendish". The first three books, Assassin, Betrayal, Conspiracy, and the later Feud, were written by Patricia Finney, while the other books are co-written by Sara Volger and Jan Burchett. The first book, Assassin, was published in 2004. The stories are set in 15, and there are twelve books so far: Assassin, Betrayal, Conspiracy, Deception, Exile, Feud, Gold, Haunted, Intrigue, Jinx, Keys, and Loot. The books are written in the style of a diary, With each book revolving around Lady Grace attempting to solve a mystery within the royal court. The Lady Grace Mysteries is a detective fiction series about escapades of Lady Grace Cavendish, a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I. ( May 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
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