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The King's Messenger

by Susanna Kearsley
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"A tempest of treachery and romance." —Entertainment Weekly

"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander

New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one's duty in this rich story of an honorable man in service to a treacherous king, and the mission that brings him to love and his true calling.

It is the year 1613, and King James is sending his messenger Andrew Logan into Scotland with secret orders to arrest Sir David Moray, close friend and advisor of the late Prince Henry. Secrets are second nature to Andrew, who must hide his Second Sight to stay alive. Joined by a court scrivener and the scrivener's spirited daughter Phoebe, Andrew slowly untangles the true purpose of his mission—to frame Sir David for Prince Henry's murder. But Andrew is unwilling to betray an innocent man.

Phoebe Westaway dislikes Andrew, and their history makes it hard for her to trust him. But as their journey draws them deeper into the dark web of court intrigue, Phoebe begins to suspect that she might have more need of the King's Messenger and his unusual gifts than she could ever have foreseen.

More praise for Susanna Kearsley:

"I loved the story. Couldn't put it down. It was thoroughly researched and told with brilliantly compelling authenticity." —Barbara Erskine for The King's Messenger

"Susanna Kearsley just keeps getting better and better!" —Lauren Willig

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    March 4, 2025

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    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2024

      Award-winning and bestselling Kearsley (The Vanished Days) sets this historical in 1613 when King James sends Andrew Logan to Scotland, in the company of Phoebe Westaway, to arrest a political enemy. As Andrew slowly untangles the real mission, he and Phoebe grow closer together. Prepub Alert.

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    • Booklist

      February 1, 2025
      Phoebe has long disdained Andrew Logan, and it gets even worse when he beats up her soon-to-be fianc�. Andrew is a King's Messenger, and he is sent on a mission to bring a suspect in the crown prince's death back to England. Phoebe's elderly father, a scribe, must accompany him, and since his health is failing, Phoebe reluctantly joins the party. Sir David Moray, who was a father figure to the late Prince Henry, is grieving the loss of his charge even as he is charged with poisoning him. As the group journeys from Leith back to London, Andrew, who is harboring a secret, wrestles with his sense of duty versus his conscience, and Phoebe slowly begins to reconsider her feelings for Andrew. Kearsley's latest (after The Vanished Days, 2021) has everything her readers have come to expect (and love) from her--a well-researched setting (here, 1613 Scotland and England), a hero whose still waters run deep, romance, and a hint of the supernatural. Seamlessly integrating historical details, this slow-burn road-trip novel is a real gem.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 20, 2025
      Kearsley (Vanished Days) draws on the mysterious 1618 death of Henry, Prince of Wales, in this noteworthy historical. Andrew Logan, a messenger for King James I, is tasked with investigating the prince’s untimely death after rumors swirl that he was poisoned. The first order of business is tracking down Sir David Moray, who served as Henry’s Gentleman of the Robes and who had aroused suspicion by traveling to France soon after Henry’s death. Logan travels to Moray’s native Scotland, accompanied by scrivener Laurence Westaway, to arrest Moray there. Because Westaway is in poor health, his daughter Phoebe joins the party to tend to her father. After Logan locates Moray, he comes to doubt Moray’s guilt and leads the group back to London in hopes of finding the truth. A detailed afterword lays out the historical record and where Kearsley has taken creative license, and her reveal of how Henry died is both surprising and logical. Kearsley’s deep character work includes flashbacks depicting Moray’s close relationship with Henry and an unexpected but convincing bond between Logan and Phoebe. Fans of C.J. Sansom’s Matthew Shardlake series will appreciate this.

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