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When the crown jewels are stolen from a locked room in the castle right under Queen Elizabeths nose - shes furious and asks Grace, her secret Lady Pursuivant, to investigate. This is the toughest mystery Grace has had to solve yet. The thief must be amongst them in the palace . . . Can Grace figure out their identity before its too late?
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 7, 2010
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September 2, 2010
Loot is the twelfth book in the Lady Grace Mysteries, a series written in the form of the diary of Lady Grace Cavendish, a teenage girl who is goddaughter and Maid of Honor to Queen Elizabeth I. Grace solves mysteries at court with the help of her friends Masou, who is one of the Queen‘s fools, and Ellie, who is her best friend despite the fact she is Grace’s servant.
It is January, 1571 at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, where there will be a grand celebration to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of her coronation. Many important guests from various countries in Europe have been invited to court to join in the festivities. But just one day before the event, the five hundred year old Crown of St. Edward, which the Queen was planning to wear for the celebration, disappears. This may be Grace’s most challenging mystery yet, as she has only one day to find the crown and there are so many new people at court, any of whom could have stolen the crown.
This was another enjoyable book from the Lady Grace Mysteries series that is sure to be enjoyed by readers who enjoyed the other books or who enjoy historical fiction set during the Tudor era. While you don’t have to read the entire series to understand the story in this book, I still recommend starting with book one, Assassin, if this series sounds like something you would enjoy.
It is January, 1571 at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, where there will be a grand celebration to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of her coronation. Many important guests from various countries in Europe have been invited to court to join in the festivities. But just one day before the event, the five hundred year old Crown of St. Edward, which the Queen was planning to wear for the celebration, disappears. This may be Grace’s most challenging mystery yet, as she has only one day to find the crown and there are so many new people at court, any of whom could have stolen the crown.
This was another enjoyable book from the Lady Grace Mysteries series that is sure to be enjoyed by readers who enjoyed the other books or who enjoy historical fiction set during the Tudor era. While you don’t have to read the entire series to understand the story in this book, I still recommend starting with book one, Assassin, if this series sounds like something you would enjoy.
January 26, 2023
Another nice entry in this series. It's also the last of the series, unfortunately, though there's lots of room to write more if the authors and publishers had a mind to.
Like pretty much all of them, it tells a nice story, makes good use of period details, has sympathetic characters, and has significant enough stakes to keep it engaging without raising the tension too high. In tone and readability, it's much like Enola Holmes, and both series, written for MG or YA audiences, make very nice cozy mysteries for adults.
IMO.
But they're also ideal for young readers; I love a series that can hook a kid and then offer so many sequels. I hope somebody decides to bring them all back out in new editions--there's a whole new group of young people who are unlikely to find these older copies and they certainly deserve to be read.
Recommended--the book and the series, I mean.
Like pretty much all of them, it tells a nice story, makes good use of period details, has sympathetic characters, and has significant enough stakes to keep it engaging without raising the tension too high. In tone and readability, it's much like Enola Holmes, and both series, written for MG or YA audiences, make very nice cozy mysteries for adults.
IMO.
But they're also ideal for young readers; I love a series that can hook a kid and then offer so many sequels. I hope somebody decides to bring them all back out in new editions--there's a whole new group of young people who are unlikely to find these older copies and they certainly deserve to be read.
Recommended--the book and the series, I mean.
June 3, 2018
A lady in waiting in Queen Elizabeth I court is a super sleuth. grace cavendish solves the mystery of the missing Crown Jewels
May 14, 2023
This book was a reread but it was sill enjoyable the historic views of the era are present in this book
October 13, 2023
Fantastic books
October 10, 2011
The lady Grace Mysteries are a truly great series of books. Full of danger and excitement, they tell us about a young girl-Lady Grace Cavendish, god daughter and maid of honer to queen Elizabeth I-as she battles to fight crime and keep the court safe. The series starts when she's thirteen years old and is just coming to terms with the death of her mother one year ago.
The books are all in alphabetical order, starting with A= Assassin, B= Betrayal, C=Conspiracy and so on... until we reach L=Loot. At present Loot is the last book in the series, and has been for quite some time. Whether or not the author(s) will take the books all the way to Z or discontinue them now is unknown...
The Lady Grace Mysteries are not only full of thrilling accounts of fictional adventures which Lady Grace, with her two best companions Ellie the laundry maid and Masou the acrobat are wrapped up in, but this series also can teach us a little bit about life in Elizabethan England (With it's very handy glossary at the back!).
In L (loot) Queen Elizabeth I is holding a celebration for the anniversary of her coronation. She invites many foreign guests, kings and queens from all over the world. She puts the crown jewels on closely guarded display...but (stop reading here if you don't want to know what happens to the crown jewels but really its quite predictable) the night before the celebrations really take off the crown jewels, inevitably, are stolen! The big question is Can Grace Cavendish find the thief without any of the guests knowing? And can she do it in time?
Recommended to people of all ages! (9+) :) this is a very good read!
(Read the books in order, starting with A.)
The books are all in alphabetical order, starting with A= Assassin, B= Betrayal, C=Conspiracy and so on... until we reach L=Loot. At present Loot is the last book in the series, and has been for quite some time. Whether or not the author(s) will take the books all the way to Z or discontinue them now is unknown...
The Lady Grace Mysteries are not only full of thrilling accounts of fictional adventures which Lady Grace, with her two best companions Ellie the laundry maid and Masou the acrobat are wrapped up in, but this series also can teach us a little bit about life in Elizabethan England (With it's very handy glossary at the back!).
In L (loot) Queen Elizabeth I is holding a celebration for the anniversary of her coronation. She invites many foreign guests, kings and queens from all over the world. She puts the crown jewels on closely guarded display...but (stop reading here if you don't want to know what happens to the crown jewels but really its quite predictable) the night before the celebrations really take off the crown jewels, inevitably, are stolen! The big question is Can Grace Cavendish find the thief without any of the guests knowing? And can she do it in time?
Recommended to people of all ages! (9+) :) this is a very good read!
(Read the books in order, starting with A.)
September 15, 2010
If you are a sophisicated teenager (which is what I really should be), then, don't read on. This book is aimed for 9+, however, I continue to still read them and actually enjoy them. It's one of those where you don't have to think about what that word means and with it only being 192 pages, it took me a couple of days in between exams and homework.
It's a good mystery book and easy to read.
I quite enjoyed it actually.
There is a whole series of Lady Grace Mysteries starting at A and working downwards so this is the....12th book (just had to count with my fingers) I personally enjoy them just to be different and a relax from reading thick novels with long, complicated words that I just sort of read without even knowing what it mean. I know you all do it. So yeah, read it if you don't mind reading the sort of basic English writing type.
It's a good mystery book and easy to read.
I quite enjoyed it actually.
There is a whole series of Lady Grace Mysteries starting at A and working downwards so this is the....12th book (just had to count with my fingers) I personally enjoy them just to be different and a relax from reading thick novels with long, complicated words that I just sort of read without even knowing what it mean. I know you all do it. So yeah, read it if you don't mind reading the sort of basic English writing type.
July 25, 2014
It was good. I bought it for the sentimentality of it because i read the books when i was 11. My 11 yr old self wouldve loved it
July 15, 2013
Cute for younger kids
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