Christine de Pizan Mystery #04: Murder in the Cloister

Christine de Pizan Mystery #04: Murder in the Cloister
Tania Bayard
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Large Print Hardback
h222 x 147mm - 336pg
29 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781448309160
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Christine de Pizan is in danger when she is sent to the Priory of Poissy to catch the killer of a young nun in this vividly imagined historical mystery set in fourteenth-century France. Paris, 1399. Scribe Christine de Pizan is sent to the Priory of Poissy by the palace to copy a manuscript for the prioress. But the prioress already has many copyists, and Christine senses that something is amiss. Her suspicions are confirmed when the prioress reveals that one of the sisters has been found murdered in the cloister. Fearing for the welfare of the king' s young daughter who resides at the abbey, she is eager for Christine to find out who killed the young nun - and why. As Christine investigates, she uncovers dark mischief and closely guarded secrets, but can she unmask a killer?

#01: In the Presence of Evil
#02: In the Shadow of the Enemy
#03: In the Company of Fools
#04: Murder in the Cloister

Readers will enjoy the nicely constructed mystery as well as the well-researched trip to fourteenth-century France, highlighted by an interesting backstory concerning the contents of the royal library * Booklist on In the Company of Fools * Immersive . . . Fans of well-researched historical mysteries will be rewarded * Publishers Weekly on In the Company of Fools * Bayard vividly immerses the reader in the complex and perilous world of medieval France * Kirkus Reviews on In the Company of Fools * The liberal sprinkling of quotations, many from the real de Pizan' s own works, lend this intriguing tale an air of historical authenticity * Booklist on In the Shadow of the Enemy * Well-researched . History fans will enjoy this one * Publishers Weekly on In the Shadow of the Enemy * Historical details drive this period puzzle, whose heroine provides a steady presence against a backdrop of characters constantly fighting against their time and station * Kirkus Reviews on In the Shadow of the Enemy * Bayard excels at describing people and places and puts her knowledge of the period to good use in crafting an engrossing whodunit * Publishers Weekly on In the Presence of Evil * This richly detailed and atmospheric historical mystery will draw readers into a fascinating medieval world that devotees of Ellis Peters and Ariana Franklin will savor * Library Journal on In the Presence of Evil * An intriguing premise and a dexterously executed story * Booklist on In the Presence of Evil *
Tania Bayard is a freelance writer and lecturer specializing in medieval art, culture, and horticulture. She has taught art history at Fordham, Rutgers, and Hofstra universities and is the author of a number of non-fiction books, including A Medieval Home Companion: Housekeeping in the Fourteenth Century. Previously, she was the curator of the Biblical Garden at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and assistant horticulturist at The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781448309160
Published: 29 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Severn House
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Large Print Hardback
Height: 222mm
Width: 147mm
Pages: 336

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