Death of the Fox
Death of the Fox is a 1971 historical [fiction novel] written by George Garrett, the first of three books set within the historical context of Elizabethan England. the novel explores the relationship between Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I of England, and his subsequent fall from royal favour for alleged conspiracy against James I.
It was the first of 3 books set in this period; all three were later combined into The Elizabethan Trilogy in 1998.
According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1,571 libraries, the most widely held of any of Garrett's books.