Mistress of the art of death by Ariana Franklin
November 22, 2008 10:48 pm Book ReviewsIt was in England in 1171 and a young child is in grave danger. A child in Cambridge had been murdered and other children have been disappearing. The Jews, provided a big part of Henry, King of England’s revenue, and were being made scapegoats by the all-powerful Christian clergy, the king wanted the real killer found, and very quickly. An investigator, Simon of Naples, is recruited, aided by an Arab and a young woman, Adelia Aguilar.
There are few female doctors in twelfth century Europeans there were few doctors that were female, and Adelia was one of them. The study of corpses was her speciality.
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, attracts the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again.
This book was written by Ariana Franklin who was born in Devon, Ariana became a journalist like her father. She also married a journalist but decided she would like to give up her career, writing for national newspapers and settle down in the country as a mother and to study history and write
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