Lucy is a chambermaid in seventeenth - century London. On a tragic night Lucy's repetitious days are interrupted when a loyal and kind servant is murdered. Lucy's brother is wrongly accused, and Lucy must do whatever she can to free him. Determined to find the killer, Lucy will venture into chaotic printers' shops, the plague - ridden streets of London, mysterious gypsy camps, and even to Newgate prison. Lucy will soon realize the killer is not lucking where she expects, and he may be closer than she thinks.

A MURDER AT ROSAMUND'S GATE is a historical fiction mystery must read. Susanna Calkins easily combines history, mystery, and even some romance into exciting, page turning adventure. Readers will find A MURDER AT ROSAMUND'S GATE hard to put down as they try to solve a mysterious murder along with Lucy. The characters are enduring, and readers will want justice for the murdered servant. Lucy is sweet and caring, and her sense of curiosity will take readers on a journey back in time to the dark, foul streets of a London long gone. The best part of A MURDER AT ROSAMUND'S GATE is that the reader will be learning about seventeenth - century London, while reading an entertaining tale of murder and love.