Blood on the Borders Author:Judith Cook Blood on the Borders by Judith Cook (a hardback book) — It is May Day 1592 and, after a busy day tending the sick, Dr. Simon Forman falls into bed utterly exhausted. Soon afterward, he is woken by a man on his doorstep who is dying from a sword thrust, and next morning Simon is summoned to Whitehall, accused of harbouring enemies of t... more »he state.
To prove his innocence, he agrees to journey to Ediburgh on a secret spying mission. But once he enters the Borders between Scotland and England - where the bloodthirsty Reivers vow a 'life for a life' - he realises that death is stalking him. As one gruesome murder is closely followed by another, Simon must act quickly to identify a ruthless killer before his own life is put in jeopardy....
Blood on the Borders is the third entry in the Casebook of Dr. Simon Forman. In this vibrant and colourful mystery, Judith Cook brings the excitement and intrigue of Elizabethan espionage vividly to life. « less