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Ariana Franklin
ISBN: 9780857500366
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Adelia Aguilar is a rare thing in medieval Europe, a woman who has trained as a doctor. Her speciality is the study of corpses, a skill that must be concealed if she is to avoid accusations of witchcraft. But in Cambridge a child has been murdered, others are disappearing, and King Henry has called upon an Italian investigator to find the killer.
Adelia Aguilar is a rare thing in medieval Europe - a woman who has trained as a doctor. Her speciality is the study of corpses, a skill that must be concealed if she is to avoid accusations of witchcraft. But in Cambridge a child has been murdered, others are disappearing, and King Henry has called upon a renowned Italian investigator to find the killer - fast. What the king gets is Adelia, his very own Mistress of the Art of Death. The investigation takes Adelia deep into Cambridge; its castle and convents, and streets teeming with life. And it is here that she attracts the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again...
| ISBN | 0857500368 | | Pages | 528 | | ISBN13 | 9780857500366
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 354 | | Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) | | Previous ISBN | 9780553818000 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 03 Feb 2011 | | Width (mm) | 127 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Spine width (mm) | 33 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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"Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunnits writing today" Guardian "Great fun! Franklin succeeds in vividly bringing the 12th century to life with this cracking good story" KATE MOSSE "A morbidly entertaining novel that outdoes the competition" New York Times "Exhilarating... I want to crown Ariana Franklin Queen of the Historical Mystery!" TESS GERRITSEN  Be the first to write a customer review
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