Whiter Than the Lily - Brossura

Clare, Alys

Brossura

ISBN 10: 034083112X ISBN 13: 9780340831120

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005

Riassunto

The young, beautiful Galena and her husband, the much older Ambrose are trying for a child but to no avail. When Josse d'Acquin tells her of the healing waters of Hawkenlye, she is overjoyed and sets off with her escort. But she arrives alone, and a few days after her husband joins her she dies in agony on the infirmary floor. On examination it appears she was poisoned and that she was pregnant after all. Josse and Helewise are determined to solve the riddle of her deatheven if it leads them into danger as well.

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Recensione:

A worthy heir to Ellis Peters, though grittier, materialises (Poison in the Pen on FORTUNE LIKE THE MOON)

Cunningly shifting sympathies among virtually all the players, Clare spotlights first Helewise, then Josse, in a detecting competition that lifts the partners above their predictable gender roles ... immersing them in a suddenly engrossing tale. (Kirkus Reviews)

The fourth crime novel set in twelfth-century Kent reunites Abbesse Helewise and Richard the Lionheart's knight Josse d'Acquin in a rich and compelling mystery. Helewise sets off to visit Ely, uncovering not only a clever network of lies, but also, hidden in a burnt-out cottage, the horrific remains of a dead man . . . (Tangled-Web.co.uk)

Descrizione del libro:

The seventh in the medieval crime series set in Hawkenlye in the Weald of Kent: 'Proof that a writer of medieval crime fiction can deliver something fresh' - The Times

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• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 034083112X
• ISBN 13: 9780340831120
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 359