Intrigue is the ninth novel in the Lady Grace Mysteries, a series written in the form of the diary of Lady Grace Cavendish, a teenage Maid of Honor to Queen Elizabeth I who solves mysteries at court.

It's August of 1570, and a new play, called "Intrigue," is opening in London. It is a unique play in that it features a mystery for the audience to solve. Queen Elizabeth is eager to see it, and so a special showing for the Queen is arranged, which Lady Grace attends with other members of the Queen's court. But the play's death scene turns out to be all too real when it is discovered that the leading star, popular actor Richard Fitzgrey, has been murdered on the stage. Grace is determined to find out who the murderer is, but the case is very puzzling and even worse, an innocent man may be executed for a crime he didn't commit if she doesn't find out the identity of the real killer in time.

This book was an enjoyable read and I'd recommend it to other readers who enjoyed the previous books in the series. As always, the author includes many interesting details about life in Elizabethan times while telling an exciting story, and I look forward to reading of Grace's future adventures. ( )