Lady Grace Cavendish is a fictional detective and the central character in the "Lady Grace Mysteries

Lady Grace Mysteries

The Lady Grace Mysteries is a detective fiction series about the escapades of Lady Grace Cavendish, a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I. The books are written in the style of a diary. Each book sees her trying to solve a mystery of the royal court...

"; a series of historical novel

Historical novel

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...

s for younger readers. The author of the series is "Grace Cavendish", a pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 for three female authors: Patricia Finney

Patricia Finney

Patricia Finney is an English author and journalist. She is a graduate of Oxford University with a degree in History. She has written under the pen names "P. F...

, Sara Vogler and Jan Burchett.

Character

Lady Grace is a thirteen-year old Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Lady Grace is Her Majesty's Lady Pursuivant

Pursuivant

A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of...

, and whenever a mystery arises, Queen Elizabeth relies on Grace to solve it. The novels following Grace's adventures purport to be sections of her diary

Diary

A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...

 or "daybooke". In her adventures, Grace is assisted by her friends Ellie and Masou.

Books featuring Grace Cavendish

• Assassin by Patricia Finney
  Patricia Finney
  Patricia Finney is an English author and journalist. She is a graduate of Oxford University with a degree in History. She has written under the pen names "P. F...
  
  , Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 13: 9780385606448
• Betrayal by Patricia Finney, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 13: 9780385606455
• Conspiracy by Patricia Finney, 2005
• Deception by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2005
• Exile by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
• Feud by Patricia Finney, 2006
• Gold! by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
• Haunted by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2006
• Intrigue by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2008
• Jinx by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2008
• Keys by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2009
• Loot by Sara Vogler & Jan Burchett, 2010
• la série Lady Grâce

The series is aimed at 8-14 year olds.