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 Death. Featuring the same sleuth who here needs to discover whether Eleanor of Aquitaine ordered the murder of her husband, Henry II’s mistress. This is glorious stuff both in historical detail and classic whodunit genre.
Comparison: C J Sansom, Cora Harrison, Cassandra Clark.
Mistress of the Art of Death series:
1. The Mistress of the Art of Death
2. The Death Maze
3. Relics of the Dead
4. The Assassin's Prayer
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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Twelfth-century anatomist, Adelia Aguilar must once again examine the dead as gruesome events are beginning to unfold…
Henry II’s favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford, has been poisoned – and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen.
In a race against time to prove Eleanor’s innocence, and with a dangerous assassin on the loose, Adelia has never faced greater danger. The armies that might cause civil war lie behind her. The icy winds of a dreadful winter blow around her. And ahead she must brave the thorns of the impenetrable labyrinth that surrounds Fair Rosamund’s tower, and decipher the mystery of the dead woman who lies frozen within.
The Death Maze features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Death Maze is available in Paperback
The Death Maze was written by Ariana Franklin and published by Transworld Publishers Ltd
The Death Maze has 429 pages
Yes it is part of Adelia Aguilar series
£10.79
