"Superb...an appropriate homage"-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times The
much-anticipated final installment in Ariana Franklin's popular
Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series, finished by
the author's daughter after her death. England. 1191. After the
death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar,
England's vaunted Mistress of the Art of Death, is living
comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie, to
carry on her craft-sharing the practical knowledge of anatomy,
forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers. Allie is already a
skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. But
the young woman is nearly twenty, and her father, Rowley, Bishop of
Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable Queen Eleanor of
Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband . .
. if they can find a man who will appreciate a woman with such
unusual gifts. When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie is
sent to Ely, where her path will cross with Lord Peverill, a young
aristocrat who would be a most suitable match for the young healer.
But when Allie arrives, all is chaos. A village girl has
disappeared-and she's not the first. Over the past few months,
several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. When
the body of one of the missing is discovered, Allie manages to
examine the remains before burial. The results lead her to suspect
that a monstrous predator is on the loose. Will her training and
her stubborn pursuit of the truth help her find the killer...or
make her the next victim? A richly detailed, twisty thriller, Death
and the Maiden is historical mystery at its finest-and a superb
final episode in Ariana Franklin's much-loved, much-acclaimed
series.
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