As it turns out I couldn´t endure this book any longer (I´ve read 355 pages and after that I started skim reading). It´s Cambridge in the year 1171, a child has been murdered, other children have been abducted and the local Jews are being accused of the crimes. Since the Jews are important for the...
What a fantastic book! I had this in the back of my bookshelf and just kept putting off reading it. Then my mystery book club picked this one to read and I finally made myself read it. I should have done that years ago. I loved the main character Adelia. The mystery itself was horrible. I just can't...
Set in medieval Cambridge, children keep turning up dead. The local Catholics begin to blame the local Jewish community and then the local law must lock up the Jews for their own safety. However, this is not a tenable situation that can last for long. King Henry II wants to continue to receive his J...
This was my second historical novel, and one again I picked on recommendation. Once again, I was impressed. The story centers on Adelia, a ‘doctor of death’ on a mission from the King of Sicily to uncover a murderer in Cambridge. The idea of the novel is brilliant; Adelia is the ultimate outsider,...
This historical mystery set in Henry II's England was the gift of a friend. Thank you, Kandice, you chose well. The central figure in the novel, Adelia Aguilar of Salerno, is a "Mistress of the Art of Death"--the closest thing the middle ages had to a medical examiner. And as unlikely as it might se...
Started off slowly... the word "morose" comes to mind. But the spool raveled into a satisfying conclusion. Stick with it. By the time you are almost halfway through, you not only start to enjoy the ride, you want to continue non-stop express-like to the end.Yes, if you read the other Goodreaders, yo...
3 ½ stars. audio version12th Century female doctor from the University of Salerno is sent to Cambridge, England to investigate the deaths of several children. A bit gruesome at times. Great characters—I especially loved the portrayal of Henry II. I really enjoyed this historical murder mystery a...
While occasionally this suffers from modernity it is also an interesting read with some great characters. The descriptions of early murder are quite gruesome but still understandable. I saw a review where the reviewer referred to this as Bones meets Cadfael. I wouldn't completely disagree. Adeli...
Loved it. I am going to miss Ariana Franklin. This is the first in a series about a a female forensics expert in the middle ages. She was sent to England to solve a mystery by her school in Salerno, a very advanced and liberal school that allowed women to study the arts and sciences. A great mystery...
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