![]() ![]() And, fatally, the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again. Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, heroine of Ariana Franklins historical thriller Mistress of the Art of Death, is a woman out of place in her own time. 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.Īdelia'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. ![]() 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. 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. 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. The Jews provide a large part of his revenue and therefore the real killer must be found, and quickly. I think that people with disparate interests will enjoy Mistress of the Art of Death. The Jews, made scapegoats by the all-powerful Christian clergy, have been forced to retreat into the castle to avoid slaughter by angry townspeople. In Cambridge a child has been hideously murdered and other children have disappeared. Winner of Best Historical Crime Novel 2007 ![]()
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