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The Assassin’s Prayer: Mistress of the Art of Death, Adelia Aguilar series 4
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‘I’d like to crown Ariana Franklin Queen of the Historical Mystery!’ TESS GERRITSENThe King of England has called upon his Mistress of the Art of Death – anatomist and doctor Adelia Aguilar – to accompany 10-year-old Princess Joanna on her thousand-mile journey to marry the King of Sicily. They must take with them the legendary sword Excalibur.And so Adelia sets sail with the golden princess and her lavish party of nobles, musicians, servants, laundresses, grooms, luggage and treasure. But when members of the procession begin to die and it looks as though Adelia is to blame, there are dangerous accusations of witchcraft.Meanwhile one traveller, armed with a brilliant disguise and a personal vendetta, has been watching Adelia all too closely. This secret assassin wants her dead . . . but he wants her to suffer first.’An excellent medieval mystery, full of colour and tension’ CHOICE________Readers are enthralled by The Assassin’s Prayer:’Great characters and a gripping plot packed full of historical detail’ *****’Masterly . . . A mixture of history, mystery, a poignant romance and a gripping plot’ *****’A totally engrossing medieval tale’ *****
Additional information
| Weight | 0.293 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.6 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 432 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2011-8-18 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0553824147 |
| About The Author | 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 Mistress of the Art of Death, The Death Maze and Relics of the Dead, all featuring anatomist Adelia Aguilar. She passed away in 2011. |
Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunits writing today |
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| Other text | Few historical novelists make their oddly clad characters, from monarchs to wattle-and-daubers, seem so much like real people |
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