Devil In The Crown

The story of four tragic women through history. In Tudor England, a tiny diamond stud is stolen from Anne Boleyn. It passes through over 400 years of history to four beautiful Queens. Each one is brutally murdered. Wayward, abused teen Catherine Howard catches the eye of psychotic King Henry VIII of England. Mary Queen of Scots leaves her much beloved youth in France behind to discover murder and mayhem in her homeland. Marie Antoinette becomes the most hated Queen of the French for her extravagance and sexuality, until her people rise in terrifying rebellion. Desperately shy Alexandra marries Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia, only to fall under the deadly spell of the Holy Devil, Gregory Rasputin. Her choices lead to a savage, world-changing revolt. Were the tragic women victims of a malignant jewel, or were they the Devil in the Crown? A rich, startling historical novel like no other, vividly recreating the intimate lives of the doomed Queens and the bloody Revolutions that ensue.