In the year 1543 of King Henry VIIIβs turbulent reign, the daughter of a notorious alchemist finds herself suspected of cold-blooded murderβ¦
Bianca Goddard employs her knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants to concoct remedies for the disease-riddled poor in Londonβs squalid Southwark slum. But when her friend Jolyn comes to her complaining of severe stomach pains, Biancaβs prescription seems to kill her on the spot. Recovering from her shock, Bianca suspects Jolyn may have been poisoned before coming to herβ but the local constable is not so easily convinced.
To clear her name and keep her neck free of the gallows, Bianca must apply her knowledge of the healing arts to deduce exactly how her friend was murdered and by whomβbefore she herself falls victim to a similar fateβ¦
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