Mistress of the art of death
by
Franklin, Ariana, author.
Title
:
Mistress of the art of death
Author
:
Franklin, Ariana, author.
Series
:
Mistress of the art of death ;
Series Number
:
1.
Summary
:
Four children have been murdered in Cambridge, and Henry II gives sanctuary to the Jews who are believed responsible and are being threatened by the Catholic mob.The King calls in Adelia, a prodigy from the Medical School of Salerno who must conceal her feminine identity, to prove the Jews' innocence. She is assisted by Sir Rowley Picot, whose personal stake in the investigation makes him an invaluable ally, and a prime suspect.
General Note
:
The first book in the Adelia Aguilar series.
Sequel: The serpent's tale.
Edition
:
Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description
:
420 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Personal Subject
:
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189-Fiction.
Subject Term
:
Aguilar, Adelia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Women forensic pathologists -- Fiction.
Children -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Jews -- England -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Cambridge (England) -- Fiction.
England -- 12th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687 -- Fiction.
Publisher
:
Berkley Books,
Publication Date
:
2007
2008
ISBN
:
9780425219256
Publication Information
:
New York : Berkley Books, 2007, c2008.
Call Number
:
FRANKLI
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