) has developed a skillful blend of historical fact and gruesome fiction that's more than sufficient to keep readers interested and entertained. Simon of Naples, a fixer, and the titular Mistress of the Art of Death arrive in England in time to join with a group of pilgrims returning to Cambridge from the shrine of Thomas a Becket and the adventure begins. Not all of the plot twists are surprising and the romantic subplot is an unnecessary afterthought, but Franklin ( City of Shadows ©2007 Ariana Franklin (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. As Adelia examines the children's bodies and gets to know the people of Cambridge, she has no trouble assembling a long list of suspects, but she encounters considerable difficulty trying to narrow it down, a struggle in which the reader gladly joins her. A friend and I both admit that we treat your books like gold, hoarding them and then one by one allowing ourselves the pleasure of savoring them. It’s a historical, a romance, a mystery, a medieval CSI and a fantastic book. Prominent local Jews stand accused Henry wants them freed, mostly for the sake of their tax revenue. I think that people with disparate interests will enjoy Mistress of the Art of Death. Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar of Salerno, a short and short-tempered medieval coroner hired in secret by King Henry II to find out who's behind the horrific murders of Christian children in Cambridge, England. Had Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael been born a few decades later, he might have found a worthy associate and friend in Dr.
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