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The arrival of lusty, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude at St. Frideswide convent in 1431 causes quite a stir, but before the obnoxious woman can get what she came for--her niece, the novice Thomasine--she is murdered.
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Characters/People edit
- Novice Thomasine: She is the neice of Lady Ermentrude. The only thing she wants in life is to be a nun at St. Frideswide convent.
- Dame Frevisse: She is the hoseler for the priory and the detective in the novel.
- Lady Ermentrude: Thomasine's murdered aunt.
- Robert: One of Lady Ermentrude's men in her retinue.
- Domina Edith: Prioress of St. Frideswide.
- Sir Walter: Lady Ermentrude's son.
- Lady Isobel: Thomasine's elder sister, also neice to Lady Ermentrude.
- Sir John: Lady Isobel's husband.
First Sentence edit
MID-SEPTEMBER IN THE year of Our Lord's grace 1431 had perfect weather, warm and dry.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 22 in Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries. (standard series)
Followed by The Servant's Tale.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Margaret Frazer (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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