Land of Shadows (Medieval Mysteries, 12)

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Land of Shadows (Medieval Mysteries, 12)

A royal birth, a noblemanâ€™s death, a scarlet womanâ€™s murderâ€¦

In March, 1279, Edward I takes a break from hammering the Welsh and bearing down on Englandâ€™s Jews to vacation in Gloucestershire. The royal party breaks the journey at Woodstock Manor. And there one life begins as Queen Eleanor labors to birth a new daughter, and one draws to an end when apoplexy fells Baron Adam Wynethorpe.

Hotfoot to the baronâ€™s deathbed comes his elder son, Hugh, a veteran of Edward Iâ€™s Crusades, who canâ€™t shake off the battle horrors heâ€™s witnessed. The baronâ€™s daughter, Prioress Eleanor, has already arrived, bringing along both her sub-infirmarian, Sister Anne, and the monk, Brother Thomas, to tend her father. Awaiting Hugh is his bastard son, Richard, a youth filled with rebellionâ€¦and a secret.

The royal manor is packed with troubling guests including a sinister priest, an elderly Jewish mother from nearby Oxford mourning a son hanged for the treason of coin-clipping, contentious and greedy courtiers, and a lusty wife engaged with more than one lover. Quite soon, the wife is found hanged. Eleanor and Sister Anne persuade the High Sheriff of Berkshire that Mistress Hawisâ€™ death was not a suicide. In fact, many at the manor had reason to wish Hawis dead. One suspect isâ€¦Richard.

In her twelfth novel, once again, â€œRoyal amplifies and deepens her series characters in the service of a clever plot that elevates her work to the top rank of historical mystery writers.â€ â€“Publishers Weekly Starred Review for Satanâ€™s Lullaby, eleventh in a medieval mystery series recommended by Sharon Kay Penman and compared to Ellis Petersâ€™ Brother Cadfaels
Country USA
Brand Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer Poisoned Pen Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-02-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781464205118

Country	USA
Brand	Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer	Poisoned Pen Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-02-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781464205118

Land of Shadows (Medieval Mysteries, 12)

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