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Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death Series) by Ariana Franklin (2009) is the third book in the series followed by Mistress of the Art of Death and The Serpent’s Tale. The series is told in third person but follows Adelia Aguilar, a Salerno doctor who works as King Henry II’s agent as his mistress […]
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Continue ReadingI’ve had some real life stuff going on that has delayed my plans to have a review up for this book on its release day. My apologies. I am working on it. Meanwhile, I will go ahead and offer up a giveaway of the ARC that I have for GRAVE GOODS by Ariana Franklin which features Adelia Aguilar, a forensic scientist […]
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Continue ReadingThe Serpent’s Tale (2008) by Ariana Franklin is the follow-up to last year’s Mistress of the Art of Death. The third person narrative follows forensic investigator Dr. Adelia Aguilar, whose job it is to unearth the clues that only “the mistress of the art of death” can decipher.
The stories are set in medieval times […]
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Continue ReadingCity of Shadows (2006) by Ariana Franklin revisits the story of Anna Anderson, a young Polish woman, who had claimed in real life to be the long lost daughter of Russia’s last czar.
While many people embrace the notion that Anastasia escaped, Anna Anderson finds herself the target of an elusive killer lurking in the shadows, […]
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Continue ReadingMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin, published Feb 2007, is a medieval mystery and the start of a new series, featuring medieval forensic investigator, Dr. Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar of Salerno.
The story is told in third person and is set in 12th Century England. It is a time of unrest and evil has somehow […]
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Continue ReadingI really enjoyed Blood Royal by Diana Norman. It ranks right up there with The Vizard Mask as another brilliant read. The story follows Lady Cecily Fitzhenry, whose life changes dramatically after an ill-fated decision that leaves her penniless and without any political connections or prospects.
Cecily Fitzhenry, married against her wishes, finds that her husband has invested and lost […]
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