Amanda Carmack
1 SeriesAmanda Carmack, an American author, writes historical mystery novels, including the Kate Haywood Elizabethan Mysteries series. She also publishes under the pseudonyms Amanda McCabe and Laurel McKee. Her interest in the Tudors, sparked by the film "Anne of the Thousand Days," inspires her work.
In "Murder at the Hatfield House," the first book in Amanda Carmack's Kate Haywood Elizabethan Mysteries series, Kate Haywood, a musician working for Princess Elizabeth, becomes embroiled in a dangerous mystery in 1558 England. Amidst political turmoil under Queen Mary's rule, Princess Elizabeth is under house arrest at Hatfield House when the queen's envoy, sent to root out heretics, is found murdered on the estate. Tasked by Elizabeth to uncover the killer, Kate navigates a treacherous investigation that threatens her loved ones and the stability of the nation. Her journey reveals a plot that could alter England's future, positioning Kate as a crucial figure in a time of royal intrigue and danger.
