Tudor business is often risky, but when mixed with both religious dispute and politics it can be deadly.Summer 1530 is a boom season for London’s merchants, as lords and gentry pour into the city for the signing of Great Petition to the Pope, Henry VIII’s latest effort to secure a divorce. What do the unnatural murders of two German merchants, a missing official from the Tower of London, and a sudden surfeit of oranges have to do with Ned and more importantly what do they have to do with one another?Ned Bedwell, reluctant pursuivant to Councillor Cromwell, once more finds himself encumbered with yet another thankless task, and only seven days to sort this whole mess out, as he strives to help his friends and protect his investments.Grasping venal officials, treasonous plots, heretical smuggling, and the politics of the King’s annulment, as well as a city full of friars preaching hell fire and damnation–what else does a good Tudor lad need? Welcome to Henry VIII’s Merrie England where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm. Preceded by The Lord of Misrule (A Yuletide compilation of the three novellas) The Smithfield Shambles (to be released March 2013). The Trade of the Thames (to be released May 2013) and The Cardinal’s Angels.If you’ve enjoyed any of these then perhaps sample Darkness Divined, a unique tale of historical fantasy set earlier in the reign of Henry VIII, the first in the Dark Devices series.

Yuletide and the Twelve days of Christmas are a time of celebration in the Merrie England of Henry VIII, full of feasting and good company as the hard hand of winter closes in on London. For Red Ned Bedwell, apprentice lawyer and aspiring rogue, the festive season represents an opportunity for revels and wealth too good to pass up. However in all his clever plans Ned hasn’t counted on the machinations of Meg Black, or the cunning cosenage of her erstwhile charge Walter Dellingham. Add in a drunken feat of gallant daring do to rescue a kidnapped printer’s clerk in the heart of the Liberties followed by a bare arsed chase in a snow storm and thus you gain a glimpse of some of Ned’s trials. For Yuletide is the reign of The Lord of Misrule, and during this topsy turvey time rogues, roisters and beggars enact their plots of mischief and revenge. Welcome to Henry VIII’s Merrie England where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm. The Lord of Misrule Book 5 of the Red Ned Tudor Mystery series is the compilation of Red Ned Bedwell’s Yule tide misadventures comprising of The Liberties of London, The Fetter Lane Fleece, and A Comfit of Rogues gathered together in one volume.Coming soon The Smithfield Shambles (to be released March 2013). The Trade of the Thames (to be released May 2013) and the Queen’s Oranges

A Tudor Period Mystery set in Henry VIII's England Red Ned Tudor Mysteries, Apprentice Lawyer and Aspiring Rogue All Ned Bedwell wants for Christmas is a chance to fatten his lean purse. As a lowly apprentice lawyer in Tudor London, his chances of this happening aren't good - that is until he hits upon the plan of hosting his own Christmas Revels for his fellow clerks at the Inns of Court. Feasting, drinking, dicing, and pretty girls playing sweet music - it couldn't be better, and with the help of his friend, Rob Black, profitable too! What could possibly go wrong? Rob's redoubtable sister, Meg, has plans of her own for Ned. Instead he finds himself the escort and chaperone to Walter Dellingham, a young man of Lutheran persuasion, conducting him on a tour of London's best 'reformist' sites, all the while led by a determined Meg Black. Revels or responsibility - how will Ned enjoy the fruits of his labours now? An amusing romp through the low life of Tudor England, The Liberties of London is the first book in The Red Ned Series, soon to be followed by The Queen's Oranges and The Cardinal's Angels, where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm.

Ned has tweaked the noses of the Masters of Mischief and Roguery in the City and Liberties of London once too often. Putting aside their rivalry they’ve signed a compact to ensure the removal of this meddlesome apprentice lawyer and aspiring rogue. So can Ned count on anyone in the London Underworld for support, or is the reward of five gold angels in coin too much temptation for treachery? Plots, plunder and the occasional hobby horse abound, in Tudor London this Misrule.The next tale of Ned’s Yuletide and Misrule adventures including a cast of rogues, beggars and lowly Londoners. Welcome to Henry VIII’s Merrie England where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm. Book 4 of the Red Ned Tudor Mystery series, followed by The Lord of Misrule (A Yuletide compilation of the three novellas) The Smithfield Shambles (to be released March 2013). The Trade of the Thames (to be released May 2013) and the Queen’s Oranges

What happens when you mix a band of carousing revellers, a barrel of fine Rhenish wine and a kidnapped clerk? Ned Bedwell’s Christmas Revels are the talk of the Inns of Court in the Tudor London of 1529 and he basks in the regard and fattened purse it has brought him. His former problems are banished, Meg Black safely distracted with her night schools for heretics while his problematic charge, Walter Dellingham, is securely muzzled between the gaming table and the bed. Ned can now look forward to a week of festivities. Or maybe not. A friend’s urgent demand has him chancing the Liberties once more in an attempt to foil the ploys of rogues at the Wool’s Fleece. A cozener’s play, a surfeit of fine brandy and a beguiling temptress make this an adventure Ned may live to regret. The Fetter Lane Fleece continues on from The Liberties of London in The Red Ned Tudor Mysteries Series where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm. This is followed by The Queen’s Oranges, The Cardinal’s Angels and the soon to be released A Comfit of Rogues and The Smithfield Shambles.

It’s the year 1529 in Merry England, though for some like Red Ned Bedwell apprentice lawyer and aspiring rogue, the situation is not so happy. After a tavern brawl he’s suspected of slaying a servant of Cardinal Wolsey, the Lord Chancellor, and after His Sovereign Majesty Henry VIII, the most powerful man in England. To avoid a charge of treason Ned has to search out the real culprits and uncover their motives for murder. That’s if he can remember the affray. His only assistance, if it can be called that, are some very reluctant allies—Meg Black, an unfriendly and secretive apprentice apothecary, her more amiable brother Rob, and their scowling retainer, the aptly named Gruesome Roger. As Ned and his small company scurry through the darker paths of Tudor London he finds that other more ruthless hunters are also on the search for secrets.What could be worth so much to the noble factions of the Royal Court? Is it the mystery of the Cardinal’s Angels, or is it something entirely more dangerous? Welcome to Henry VIII’s Merrie England where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm. Book 1 of the Red Ned Tudor Mystery series, followed by The Liberties of London, The Fetter Lane Fleece, A Comfit of Rogues, The Lord of Misrule (A Yuletide compilation of the three novellas) The Smithfield Shambles (to be released March 2013). The Trade of the Thames (to be released May 2013) and the Queen’s Oranges This ebook was revised March 2012 with added illustrations and updated formatting