The Poison Bed (Paperback)

Engaging, vivid and revelling in historical detail, this thriller delves into a notorious murder. The reversal comes in a double blow, the first of which is so cunningly done I found myself pausing, frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up - Sarah Perry, bestselling author of The Essex Serpent

A twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable - The Times

A gripping historical thriller. Think Gone Girl with bodices. Brilliant - Glamour

A tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book - ONE OF THE BEST RECENT CRIME NOVELS, The Guardian

A gripping page-turner that will have you awake long into the night. Ingenious - The Times

An intoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put down - Karen Perry

An electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller - Woman & Home

Gripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master - Santa Montefiore

Who is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read - Heat

Immaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark, clever and compulsive - Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail

A novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr, aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage. With skill and delicacy, Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiosities - New York Times

Exquisite. The reveal is terrifying - Toby Clements

A Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying, The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder - M J Carter

A riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realised - Costa shortlisted Kate Hammer

A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down - Minette Walters

A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller - Anna Mazzola

Flawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes - Bookbag

A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition - Andrew Taylor bestselling author of, The Ashes of London

A seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory - Kate Riordan

Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended. - Eve Chase

A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough - Alison Weir

A great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to create a novel that helps us understand a time and place better - National Public Radio

A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story - Marylebone Journal

Engaging, vivid and cleverly constructed. One expects the reversal, but it comes in a double blow, the first of which is so cunningly done I found myself pausing, frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up - Sarah Parry