The Death Maze, Franklin Ariana

Автор: Ariana Franklin
Название: The Mistress of the Art of Death
ISBN: 0593056485 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593056486
Издательство: Transworld Publishers
Цена: 8270 T
Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Cambridge, a child has been hideously murdered and other children have disappeared. The Jews, made scapegoats by the all-powerful Christian clergy, have been forced to retreat into the castle to avoid slaughter by angry townspeople. Henry, King of England, is displeased.

The Jews provide a large part of his revenue and therefore the real killer must be found, and quickly. A renowned investigator, Simon of Naples, is recruited and he arrives in town from the continent accompanied by an Arab and a young woman, Adelia Aguilar. There are few female doctors in twelth century Europe, but Adelia is one of them, having qualified at the great School of Medicine in Salerno.

What's more, her speciality is the study of corpses; she is, in fact, a mistress of the art of death, a skill that must be concealed in case she's accused of witchcraft. Adelia's investigation takes her deep into Cambridge, its castle and convents and in a medieval city teeming with life, Adelia makes friends and even finds romance. And, fatally, the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again...

Автор: Ariana Franklin
Название: The Death Maze
ISBN: 0553820338 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553820331
Издательство: Transworld Publishers
Цена: 4520 T
Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar.Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison-and the king's estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. Henry suspects that Rosamund's murder is probably the first move in Eleanor's long-simmering plot to overthrow him. If Eleanor is guilty, the result could be civil war. The king must once again summon Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, to uncover the truth.Adelia is not happy to be called out of retirement. She has been living contentedly in the countryside, caring for her infant daughter, Allie. But Henry's summons cannot be ignored, and Adelia must again join forces with the king's trusted fixer, Rowley Picot, the Bishop of St. Albans, who is also her baby's father.Adelia and Rowley travel to the murdered courtesan's home, in a tower within a walled labyrinth-a strange and sinister place from the outside, but far more so on the inside, where a bizarre and gruesome discovery awaits them. But Adelia's investigation is cut short by the appearance of Rosamund's rival: Queen Eleanor. Adelia, Rowley, and the other members of her small party are taken captive by Eleanor's henchmen and held in the nunnery of Godstow, where Eleanor is holed up for the winter with her band of mercenaries, awaiting the right moment to launch their rebellion.Isolated and trapped inside the nunnery by the snow and cold, Adelia and Rowley watch as dead bodies begin piling up. Adelia knows that there may be more than one killer at work, and she must unveil their true identities before England is once again plunged into civil war...

Автор: Ariana Franklin
Название: Relics of the Dead
ISBN: 055382032X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553820324
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 8270 T
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Описание: `An exhilarating whodunit and my favourite book of the year.` TESS GERRITSEN1176- The monks of Glastonbury have discovered two skeletons buried in their graveyard - one is tall, like that of a warrior, the other small and delicate.

Автор: Ariana Franklin
Название: Mistress of the Art of Death
ISBN: 0553818007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553818000
Издательство: Transworld Publishers
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Цена: 5260 T
Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Cambridge a child has been hideously murdered and other children have disappeared. A renowned investigator, Simon of Naples, is recruited and he arrives with an Arab and a female doctor, Adelia Aguilar. What`s more, her speciality is the study of corpses; she is, in fact, a mistress of the art of death.