The Anthony Blanke Mysteries 2 Books Collection Set By Steven Veerapen (Of Judgement Fallen & Of Blood Descended):

Of Judgement Fallen:
Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The Kings chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolseys household. A visiting critic of the Cardinal is found brutally slain whilst awaiting an audience at Richmond Palace. He will not be the last to die.Anthony Blanke, trumpeter and groom, is once again called upon to unmask a murderer. Joining forces with Sir Thomas More, he is forced to confront the unpopularity of his masters rule. As the bodies of the Cardinals enemies mount up around him, Anthony finds himself under suspicion.

Of Blood Descended:
Summer, 1522. In a wave of pomp, Henry VIII’s court welcomes the Imperial emperor Charles V. Anthony Blanke the son of the king’s late ‘black trumpet’, John Blanke is called to Hampton Court by Cardinal Wolsey who is preparing a gift for the King: a masque of King Arthur and the Black Knight. Anthony is set to take centre stage.Soon, the festive mood sours. Wolsey’s historian is found gruesomely murdered and a reluctant Anthony is charged with investigating the crime. His mission takes him through ancient monastic libraries and the back streets of London and sees him lock horns with secretive monks, historian Polydore Vergil, and a new face at court, Anne Boleyn.