The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman

Her latest, The Royal Art of Poisons: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine and Murder Most Foul, does not disappoint.

I even got my husband reading it (and he loved it too!). One of Herman’s previous books, Sex with Kings, is one of my favourites: one of the few books that I dip back into again and again and again. So, when I heard that Eleanor Herman had a new release, I was stoked. Like any book-loving human, I’m thrilled when an author I like has a new book coming out. I know it sounds like a complaint, but it’s honestly not.

Because dammit, these authors just keep coming out with more books! Every year I think I’ll manage to make a dent in by TBR list, and every year it just… gets longer. This time of year, as the temperature drops and the nights draw in earlier and earlier, I stop wanting to spend loads of time outside in the garden and start wanting to curl up with a good book.