Mistress Of The Art Of Death
Mistress of the Art of Death, Adelia Aguilar series 1
$32.28
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2011
Summary
Winner of the CWA Best Historical Crime Novel of the Year
Medieval England. A hideous murder. Enter the first female anatomist…
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857500366 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857500368 |
| Author: | Ariana Franklin |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 564g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 128mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Adelia Aguilar |
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Critics Review
a vigorous evocation of medieval life in all its richness and squalor and an attention-grabbing thriller.
A vigorous evocation of medieval life in all its richness and squalor and an attention-grabbing thriller. * BBC History magazine *
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 *
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 *
Ariana Franklin
Ariana Franklin (Diana Norman) was born in Devon and at twenty became the youngest reporter then on Fleet Street. She was also the author of the critically acclaimed Death Maze, Relics of the Dead and The Assassin’s Prayer all featuring anatomist Adelia Aguilar. She passed away in 2011.
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