title: Poison: Cambridge Murder Mysteries
author:  Charlot King 
description: <br />Charlot King is the author of the Cambridge Murder Mysteries series: Book one, 'Poison', Book two, 'Cursed', and soon to be followed by Book three 'Horsemen'.<br /> <br />As a temporary distraction, Charlot is writing novels in a Sci-Fi dystopian series called 'Dog Tales', the first two will be 'Woof' and 'Pup'.<br /> <br />Charlot lives in Cambridge, England, a place she loves dearly. This fondness for Cambridge is replicated in her books, which have been described as evocative and authentic of this historic English city.<br /> <br />The Cambridge Murder Mysteries are set in the heart of Cambridge, featuring a vegan and animal loving sleuth Elizabeth Green, and her sidekicks Inspector Abley and grandson, Godric.<br /> <br />The Cambridge Murder Mysteries fit into a number of different crime fiction genres, including whodunnit, woman sleuth, as well as international or 'British' crime fiction. Also, if you just like reading about stubborn, strong headed intelligent women with buried soft centres then Professor Elizabeth Green might be for you.<br /> <br />Charlot's own favourite reads include E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia, and P.G.Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series. Charlot has also lived in the centre of Oxford, in Jericho (prime Morse territory) when she was an Oxford Don. Charlot also loves Holkham, on the North Norfolk coast and Edinburgh in Scotland.<br /> <br />If you like crime fiction, murder mysteries and whodunnits, then you might like Poison and Cursed.<br /> <br />Charlot used to work in BBC Drama, as a script editor. She also spent time working in development in the film industry in the UK. Apart from writing, Charlot likes to take photographs (snaps) of where she lives.<br /> <br />If you want to get in touch please contact via any of the below:<br /> <br />Website: www.charlotking.com<br /> <br />Twitter: @queencharlot<br /> <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlotKingWrites/<br /> <br />Instagram: charlot_king_cambridge<br /> <br />YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB_v0Vt-vHK64piuhxbEl_Q<br /> <br />Thank you very much and happy reading.<br />
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  **Sky Trillium**
  
   **by Julian May**
  
   ** _PROLOGUE_**
  
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  THE old madman had fallen unconscious at last, prone on the dining room table
  amidst the remains of the meal. The prisoner let his glittering glass blade
  descend until its point touched the dark, wrinkled skin of the Archimage's
  neck.
  
  One thrust. A single movement of his arm and it would be ended.
  
   _Do it!_
  
  But the prisoner held back, cursing himself for a sentimental coward, his mind
  a storm of conflicting emotion. The cup of poisoned wine lay upset near
  Denby's flaccid brown hand. Dregs puddled on the shining gondawood surface,
  slowly whitening the varnish beneath. The magnificent table, more than twelve
  thousand years old, was probably ruined; but its insane owner would survive.
  At the last, standing over the helpless form of the Archimage of the Firmament
  with the razor-sharp fruitknife in his hand, the prisoner found it impossible
  to kill his captor.
  
  Why do I hesita