Grace Cavendish
Lady Grace Cavendish is a fictional detective and the central character in the "Lady Grace Mysteries", a series of historical novels for younger readers aimed at 8- to 14-year-olds. The author of the series is "Grace Cavendish", a pseudonym for three female authors: Patricia Finney, Sara Vogler and Jan Burchett.
Character
Lady Grace is a thirteen-year-old Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Lady Grace is Her Majesty's Lady Pursuivant, and whenever a mystery arises, Queen Elizabeth relies on Grace to solve it. The novels following Grace's adventures purport to be sections of her diary or "daybooke". In her adventures, Grace is assisted by her friends Ellie and Masou. Grace's father had died in a jousting accident. So the palace staff are her only family.
Books featuring Grace Cavendish
- Assassin by Patricia Finney, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 978-0-385-60644-8
- Betrayal by Patricia Finney, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 978-0-385-60645-5
- Conspiracy by Patricia Finney, 2005
- Deception by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2005
- Exile by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
- Feud by Patricia Finney, 2006
- Gold! by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
- Haunted by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
- Intrigue by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2008
- Jinx by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2008
- Keys by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2009
- Loot by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2010