![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. And, fatally, the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again. ![]() Page turning, compelling to the point of needing to. 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. Mistress of the Art of Death is a medieval thriller and detective story rich in detail but never boring. 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. The Jews provide a large part of his revenue and therefore the real killer must be found, and quickly. ![]() 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. ![]()
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