C.W. Gortner

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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2006
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles

1 - The Secret Lion // The Tudor Secret (Feb-2011)
2 - The Tudor Conspiracy (Jul-2013)
3 - The Tudor Vendetta (Oct-2014)

Book List in Order: 16 titles

  • The Last Queen

    Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne, has been for centuries an enigmatic figure shrouded in lurid myth. Was she the bereft widow of legend who was driven mad by her loss, or has history misjudged a woman ...

  • The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

    The truth is, none of us are innocent. We all have sins to confess. So reveals Catherine de Medici in this brilliantly imagined novel about one of history's most powerful and controversial women. To some she was the ruthless queen who led France ...

  • The Secret Lion // The Tudor Secret

    The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles - 1

    The era of the Tudors was one of danger, intrigue, conspiracy, and, above all, spies. Summer 1553: A time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, is reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds...

  • The Queen's Vow

    No one believed I was destined for greatness. So begins Isabella’s story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history’s most famous and controversial queens -- the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of th...

  • The Tudor Conspiracy

    The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles - 2

    Hunted by a shadowy foe in Bloody Mary’s court, Brendan Prescott plunges into London’s treacherous underworld to unravel a dark conspiracy that could make Elizabeth queen -- or send her to her death in C.W. Gortner's The Tudor Conspiracy Engla...

  • The Tudor Vendetta

    The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles - 3

    London, 1558. Queen Mary is dead, and 25-year old Elizabeth ascends the throne. Summoned to court from exile abroad, Elizabeth's intimate spy, Brendan Prescott, is reunited with the young queen, as well as his beloved Kate, scheming William Cecil, an...

  • Mademoiselle Chanel

    For readers of The Paris Wife and Z comes this vivid novel full of drama, passion, tragedy, and beauty that stunningly imagines the life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel -- the ambitious, gifted laundrywoman’s daughter who revolutionized fash...

  • The Vatican Princess

    For fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, bestselling author C. W. Gortner effortlessly weaves history and drama in this captivating novel about one of the world’s most notorious families. Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias fascinated and ter...

  • Marlene

    A lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich -- from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the lush film studios of Hollywood, a sweeping story of passio...



  • The Romanov Empress

    For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish girl who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. Even from behind the throne, a woman can rule. Narrated by the mother of Russia...

  • The First Actress

    The tumultuous life of the legendary French star Sarah Bernhardt--the world's first modern actress and international celebrity--dazzles in this stunning novel for readers of Love and Ruin and Mistress of the Ritz. From her beginnings as the da...

  • The Steal

    They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend—until they’re stolen.Ania Throne is devoted to her jewelry company. The daughter of one of the world’s most famous jewelers, she arrives in Cannes with a stunning new collection. But ...

  • The Bait

    Revenge is a diamond best served cold.A year after THE STEAL, Ania Throne is determined to take back what the Leopard stole from her. Together with her lover and partner, Jerome, she stages a spectacular heist during the Venetian Carnival, to lure ou...

  • The Heist

    To catch a leopard wear diamonds.A year after THE BAIT, Ania Throne is on the prowl. Gone into hiding, she's planned her next move to perfection, intent on winning her dangerous game of cat-against-cat with the Leopard. But Ania doesn't know that eve...

  • The American Adventuress

    "No one writes bright, bold, bad, and beautiful women of history like C.W. Gortner, and he outdoes himself with his latest heroine: Jennie Jerome, American heiress, royal mistress, and mother of Winston Churchill. The American Adventuress shines ...

  • The Saint Laurent Muse

    The Paris runways of the 70s come to wild and splashy life in this novel of fashion's “It Girl” Loulou de la Falaise and her life partying and designing with Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, and Halston. Nightlife! Gowns! Cocaine! Glamour!It...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

C.W. Gortner has published 16 books.

The next book by C.W. Gortner, The Saint Laurent Muse, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by C.W. Gortner, The Last Queen, was published in July 2006.

Yes. C.W. Gortner has 1 series.
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