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Dame Frevisse of St. Frideswide's nunnery is in London to assist her cousin Alice, the widowed Duchess of Suffolk, in burying her husband-but the late Duke was so hated that even being in the presence of his corpse is unsafe. Wandering player Simon Joliffe is also in London, on a mission with vital information for the exiled Duke of York: a list naming the English noblemen who purportedly betrayed their King... (more)

A Poultice for a Healer (Chronicles of Issac of Girona)

A Poultice for a Healer (Chronicles of Issac of Girona)

by Caroline Roe

Isaac of Girona's daughter postpones her wedding after he's summoned to aid the Bishop during his time of illness. But he must also put his detective skills to use when a stranger arrives at the palace with an urgent message for the Bishop, and dies before he can deliver it...

The Maiden's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Maiden's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

A visit at the home of Sister Frevisse's cousin Lady Alice becomes dangerous--for this home houses a secret that has turned deadly. Alice is involved in dangerous political machinations with the duc of Orleans and King Henry VI. Private correspondence has been routed through the Suffolks' home, but now the messenger has been brutally slain. Can Sister Frevisse find the traitor and murderer before he strikes... (more)

The Squire's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

The Squire's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

by Margaret Frazer

Drawn from her nunnery's contemplative quiet by the domestic turmoil of a noble family, Dame Frevisse must see that justice is done when honest love and dishonest lust spawn murder. "Meticulous detail that speaks of trustworthy scholarship and a sympathetic imagination." ( New York Times ) "As exquisitely woven as a medieval tapestry...Frazer's research is dazzling." ( Cleveland Plain Dealer )

A Play of Isaac (Joliffe Mysteries)

by Margaret Frazer

When his band of traveling players are taken in by a patron, Joliffe and company find that murder has taken their place in the spotlight--and it's up to them to catch a killer in the act.

The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

by Margaret Frazer

As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long- vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her. She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find safe haven for the child.... (more)

The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

From the author of The Novice's Tale, a new Sister Frevisse medieval mystery. It's not a very merry Christmas for the sisters of St. Frideswide when they welcome a troupe of actors in from the cold . . . and open the nunnery door to murder.

Prioress' Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

Prioress' Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

When Domina Alys becomes prioress of St. Frideswide, the convent becomes a guest house for her disagreeable and greedy relatives, until a long-standing family feud leads to kidnapping and murder, and it is up to Sister Frevisse to find a killer and rid the convent of its unwelcome guests. Original."

The Murderer's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery)

The Murderer's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery)

by Margaret Frazer

Visiting Minister Lovell while on pilgrimage from St. Frideswide, Sister Frevisse suspects that a mentally ill guest, who is prone to violent fits, has been framed for the murder of an innocent man.

The Widow's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

The Widow's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

by Margaret Frazer

Dame Frevisse is embroiled in political intrigue when she aids a widow who is holding on to secret information that could be damaging to the lords closest to the king.

The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

Attending a funeral dinner at Ewelme Manor, Sister Frevisse and Bishop Beaufort are amazed when querulous Sir Clement Sharpe brazenly challenges God to strike him down and promptly falls down dead.

The Sempster's Tale

by Margaret Frazer

Dame Frevisse is in London to recover gold from the coffers of the murdered Duke of Suffolk and give it to her cousin. Frevisse's co-conspirators in this secrecy are seamstress Anne Blakehall and her lover, a Jewish trader smuggling the gold through Anne's shop. But their mission is jeopardized when a crucified body is discovered, supposedly scarred with Hebrew letters, stirring up anti-Semitic sentiment in the... (more)

The Hunter's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Hunter's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

When the vicious Sir Ralph Woderove is found murdered near his estate, Dame Frevisse finds that the evil that men do sometimes does live after them.

The Boy's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Boy's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

When an attempt is made on the lives of Henry VI's young half-brothers, the boys are offered sanctuary by Sister Frevisse, who is called upon for more than protection when the killers enter St. Frideswide's walls.

The Bastard's Tale

by Margaret Frazer

Reporting on the politics and plotting of the royal court for an ambitious bishop, Dame Frevisse is instead drawn into a dangerous maelstrom encircling the throne of England. The pity is that desperate acts of loyalty and love are not always enough to save men from murder-and an innocent man from the gallows.

The Clerk's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery)

The Clerk's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery)

by Margaret Frazer

St. Mary's nunnery is a place of prayer and healing for women-so it is surprising to see a man sprawled out in the cloister garden. Dead. The victim was not especially well-liked-even by his wife and clerk. Now, Dame Frevisse must step in and solve the killing. But her real challenge is to put aside her feelings and serve justice for the murder of an unjust man.

Brother Cadfael: Book 8

The Devil's Novice

by Ellis Peters

The eighth novel in the author's hugely popular Brother Cadfael series puts the medieval monk on the trail of a priest-killer responsible for the disappearance of a priestly emissary for King Stephen. Reprint. K.

The Cross-Legged Knight: An Owen Archer Mystery

Owen Archer: Book 8

The Cross-Legged Knight: An Owen Archer Mystery

by Candace Robb

Owen Archer has little taste for feuds between powerful men now that his wife, Lucie, has lost the child she carried and seems to lose her will to live as well. Yet Owen cannot ignore the recent arrival of William of Wykeham, bishop of Winchester. For one thing, the bishop believes someone is trying to kill him, and Owen is given the job of keeping him safe. Wykeham has good reason to worry. The family of a... (more)

A Wicked Deed: The Fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

A Wicked Deed: The Fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

by Susanna Gregory

Spring, 1353. Matthew Bartholomew, doctor of medicine and fellow of Michaelhouse, Cambridge, is traveling with a party from the college to accept the gift of a parish church in Suffolk. But when the benefactor begins to unduly rush the deed to legalize the transfer, Bartholomew senses that Suffolk is not the tranquil retreat that he had been led to believe. And when Michaelhouse’s student priest is found murdered... (more)

Mark of a Murderer (Chronicles of Matthew Barthlomew Series)

Mark of a Murderer (Chronicles of Matthew Barthlomew Series)

by Susanna Gregory

It is February 1355, and Oxford has exploded in one of the most serious riots of its turbulent history. Fearing for their lives, the scholars flee the city, and some choose the University at Cambridge as their refuge. They don’t remain safe for long, however—within hours of their arrival, two people have died. When Bartholomew and Brother Michael investigate the deaths, they uncover evidence that the Oxford riot... (more)

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