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Mistress Of The Art Of Death #3
Putnam
March 2009
On Sale: March 19, 2009
Featuring: Adelia Aguilar
352 pages
ISBN: 0399155449
EAN: 9780399155444
Hardcover
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Mystery Historical
Combining the best of modern forensic thrillers with the
drama of medieval fiction, New York Times–bestselling
author Ariana Franklin returns with the third title in the
Mistress of the Art of Death series.
England,
1176. Beautiful, tranquil Glastonbury Abbey— one of
England’s holiest sites, and believed by some to be King
Arthur’s sacred Isle of Avalon—has been burned almost to the
ground. The arsonist remains at large, but the fire has
uncovered something even more shocking: two hidden
skeletons, a man and a woman. The skeletons’ height and age
send rumors flying—are the remains those of Arthur and
Guinevere?
King Henry II hopes so. Struggling to put
down a rebellion in Wales, where the legend of Celtic savior
Arthur is particularly strong, Henry wants definitive proof
that the bones are Arthur’s. If the rebels are sure that the
Once and Future King will not be coming to their aid, Henry
can stamp out the insurgence for good. He calls on Adelia
Aguilar, Mistress of the Art of Death, to examine the
bones.
Henry’s summons comes not a moment too soon,
for Adelia has worn out her welcome in Cambridge. As word of
her healing powers has spread, so have rumors of witchcraft.
So Adelia and her household ride to Glastonbury, where the
investigation into the abbey fire will be overseen by the
Church authorities—in this case, the Bishop of St. Albans,
who happens also to be the father of Adelia’s daughter.
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