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Based on the true story of the unsolved disappearance of Hans Holbein -- famed portrait-painter of Henry VIII -- this atmospheric historical novel plunges into an underworld of Tudor politics and intrigue. The Real Crime: Hans Holbein, King Henry VIII's portrait painter, died in the autumn of 1543. A century later a chronicler reported that the artist had succumbed to plague, yet there is no contemporary evidence to support this. Suspicions have been raised over the centuries, but the mystery of what actually happened remains unsolved to this day. Our Story: Young London goldsmith Thomas Treviot is awaiting a design for a very important jewelry commission from Hans Holbein. When the design fails to turn up, Thomas sends a servant to track Holbein down, only to discover that the painter has disappeared. In his hunt for Holbein and the lost design, Thomas is led into a morass of dangerous political intrigue, Spanish spies and courtiers that is more treacherous than he could ever have anticipated . . .
About the Author
D.K. Wilson is an historian and expert on the Tudor period. He is the author of the Tudor mystery novels 'The First Horseman' and 'The Traitor's Mark', both of which star a young goldsmith called Thomas Treviot.
As Derek Wilson, he has published a range of acclaimed non-fiction books on Tudor England and Henry VIII, including 'The Plantagenets: The Kings that Made Britain' and 'The English Reformation: How England was Transformed by the Tudors'.
