Ariana Franklin

Ariana Franklin was born in Devon and, like her father, became a journalist. Having invaded Wales dressed in combat uniform with the Royal Marines for one of their military exercises, accompanied the Queen on a royal visit, missed her own twenty-first birthday party because she had to cover a murder, she married, almost inevitably, another journalist. At this point she decided that staying married was a good idea so she abandoned her career in national newspapers and settled down in the country to bring up two daughters, study medieval history and write. Ariana was the author of the acclaimed, award-winning Mistress of the Art of Death series. She passed away in 2011.

Author photo © Mary Jane Russell

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The Assassin's Prayer : Mistress of the Art of Death 4 Ariana Franklin One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. The anatomist Adelia Aguilar accompanies a young Princess Joanna, daughter of Henry II, and her huge entourage on a thousand mile, corpse-filled journey across Europe to marry the King of... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/08/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Assassin's Prayer Ariana Franklin Another fabulous historical mystery featuring Adelia Aguilar from The Mistress of the Art of Death series. Franklin always provides plenty of rich historical detail as well as believable, scandalous, roguish characters. Brilliant. Mistress of the Art of Death series:1.... Format: Hardback - Released: 08/07/2010 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

Relics of the Dead Ariana Franklin March 2010 Book of the Month. This is the third in a seriously good medical crime series starring a feisty heroine, anatomist Adelia Aguilar. The first (a must read), Mistress of the... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/03/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Death Maze Ariana Franklin Ariana Franklin was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library 2009 - the prize awarded for an author's body of work. A very special historical murder mystery and a wonderful follow-up to her prize-winning Mistress of the Art of... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Mistress of the Art of Death Ariana Franklin Recent winner of the CWA’s Ellis Peters’ Historical Dagger award, a tale of murder in mediaeval Cambridge. A very special book for although I did pick out the killer and his helper about half way through, it didn’t detract from... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Mistress of the Art of Death Ariana Franklin Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award 2007.A medieval thriller about a serial killer, this is just as brutal as any modern day psycho thriller and the lead character is an absolute joy. Adelia Aguilar is... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2007 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)