Death and the Maiden

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.

“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.

Pages: 416

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