The Winter List

This year, I've been reading books set in 17th century England (around the time of the English civil war), as background to my potential new series. I was having doubts about taking this time period because I thought it may be rather dour, but boy was I wrong!
This book had everything. Set at the time of the restoration of the monarchy, it's a thriller / murder mystery based on the conspiracies and political manoeuvring of the time. What was even better was that there was a strong female lead character (Lady Anne Winter) and her fearsome maid, who were… show more.

I love a good historical novel and this had everything. The world is superbly drawn and the plot and environment mesh together seamlessly. The characters are believable.