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Welcome to my page, home to the best-selling Bianca Goddard Mysteries featuring the daughter of an infamous alchemist. Set during the final years of Henry VIII's reign, the series follows Bianca as she navigates the scurrilous underworld of Tudor London in the pursuit of science and justice. Check back for more about my upcoming standalone.
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Spring 2026
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An Amazon top 100 medieval historical mystery!
What the reviewers are saying...
"Lawrence's London is no fairy-tale setting, but her heroine is as plucky as they come."--Kirkus Reviews
"The author has the Tudor language down to a gnat’s eyeball.--Rosepoint Publishing
"...gripping mystery...filled with sharp details"--Foreword Reviews
"Confident and evocative"--Portland Press Herald
"Well-written...language was exceptional"--Sam I Am Reading blog
"Lawrence has done a masterful job with this colorful mystery series."--Bill Bushnell Kennebec Journal
The Lost Boys of London
Book 5
Red Puddle Print
Trade paper, ebook
ISBN-13:978-1734-7361-06
Apple books
A Suspense Magazine "Best Historical Mystery of 2019!"
The Alchemist of Lost Souls
Book 4, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
"Atmospheric...Fans of Tudor historicals will eagerly await the next installment."--Publishers Weekly
"If Tudor London is a place you want to go, Lawrence is the author who will take you there, with the intrepid Bianca as your guide." --Criminal Element
"...a portal from our world to the England of 1544"--Kirkus Reviews
..."lively prose-enough to impart the flavor of the times while keeping the novel accessible to general readers. Try this for fans of the C.J.Sansom Matthew Shardlake series."--Booklist
Kensington Books
Trade paper, ebook
ISBN-13:978-1496715319
"A satisfying and engrossing read."--Historical Novel Society
Book 3, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
"beautifully rendered...the pacing is perfect"
--Reviewing the Evidence
"...captures Tudor London in all its colorful, if noisome, splendor."
--Library Journal
"Lawrence never fails to intrigue and set a wonderful sense of place and time in her stories..."
--I Am Indeed blog
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An Amazon top 100
best selling
historical mystery!
"A must read!" -RT Reviews
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"Colorful alchemical lore and vividly imagined..." -Publishers Weekly
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"...just great fiction!"-I Read What You Write Blog
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Book 2, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
"[Lawrence]...is a talented storyteller"--Historical Novel Society
An Amazon top 100
best selling
historical mystery!
Book 1, A Bianca Goddard Mystery
Trade Paper, eBook
ISBN-13: 978-1-61773-710-7
Available at---
An Amazon #1
best selling
historical mystery!
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