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The Jingler's Luck: Discover John Pilkington's exhilarating Tudor mystery series in 2026
Discover the next GRIPPING title in John Pilkington's superbly thrilling Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series!
‘A truly fine historical series, Pilkington makes Elizabethan London come vividly alive. Recommended.’ Library Journal
AN EYE FOR DANGER
Thomas Finbow is sent to London by Lady Margaret on a sensitive mission - to seek out and persuade her husband - his master - Sir Robert to give up his foolish infatuation with Lady Imogen - a notorious woman of the Court.
But once there, Thomas is thrown into a much graver situation - the body of a young woman is found washed up beside the Thames, terribly mutilated, and soon Thomas becomes caught up in a bizarre series of events including the theft of a corpse, and even his own imprisonment.
With the help of an old friend, the streetwise jingler Ben Mallam, Thomas risk’s everything to foil a deadly scheme that threatens the succession to the throne… leading to the biggest gamble of Thomas’s life.
Perfect for fans of C J Sansom, Andrew Taylor and S J Parris.
‘A truly fine historical series, Pilkington makes Elizabethan London come vividly alive. Recommended.’ Library Journal
AN EYE FOR DANGER
Thomas Finbow is sent to London by Lady Margaret on a sensitive mission - to seek out and persuade her husband - his master - Sir Robert to give up his foolish infatuation with Lady Imogen - a notorious woman of the Court.
But once there, Thomas is thrown into a much graver situation - the body of a young woman is found washed up beside the Thames, terribly mutilated, and soon Thomas becomes caught up in a bizarre series of events including the theft of a corpse, and even his own imprisonment.
With the help of an old friend, the streetwise jingler Ben Mallam, Thomas risk’s everything to foil a deadly scheme that threatens the succession to the throne… leading to the biggest gamble of Thomas’s life.
Perfect for fans of C J Sansom, Andrew Taylor and S J Parris.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2026
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April 16, 2026
The queen is in danger
In this exciting volume, Thomas uncovers a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth. My only complaint is that he should have been killed along with everyone else who knew too much. I'm glad he wasn't, but...plot armor?
In this exciting volume, Thomas uncovers a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth. My only complaint is that he should have been killed along with everyone else who knew too much. I'm glad he wasn't, but...plot armor?
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