I loved the first book in this series, Mistress of the Art of Death. The concept of a woman doctor who is a medical examiner in England in the s was very interesting. The fact that she had to hide it for fear of being killed as a witch and her interaction with King /5(). Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar. Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison - and the king's estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. · The Serpent’s Tale by Arianna Franklin is the second book in the Mistress of the Art of Death series set in Medieval England during the reign of King Henry I (Plantagenet). I am not providing details of the first book, Mistress of the Art of Death, or a summary of The Serpent’s Tale.4/5(K).
This entry was posted in adult novel, historical fiction, mystery and tagged Ariana Franklin, historical fiction, Mistress of the Art of Death, religion, The Serpent's Tale. Bookmark the permalink. ← Ghost of a Chance by Simon R Green. When King Henry II's mistress is found poisoned, suspicion falls on his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The king orders Adelia Aguilar, expert in the science of death, to investigate. A reluctant Adelia finds herself once again in the company of Rowley Picot, the new Bishop of St. Albans and her baby's father. Their discoveries into the crime are omens of greater danger to come. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
Review of “The Serpent’s Tale” by Ariana Franklin. Posted on 02/04/ by rhapsodyinbooks. When I read the first book of this mystery series set in medieval England, Mistress of the Art of Death, I enjoyed the book but felt that Adelia, the woman doctor who is the protagonist, seemed like a twenty-first century woman (minus cell phone) back in the twelfth. Ariana Franklin’s The Serpent’s Tale features the return of Adelia Aguilar, hero of Mistress of the Art of Death. Thanks to her training at the forward-thinking School of Medicine in her native Salerno, Adelia is an alien in medieval England: a skilled forensic investigator in an age of ignorance and superstition, an educated and fiercely independent woman in a culture that considers women little more than property. Combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series. The Serpent's Tale takes readers to the upper Thames Valley, near Wallingford, in 12 th century England. In a novel filled with unexpected twists, one ongoing surprise is the medieval protagonist herself -- a skilled and secretly practicing forensic pathologist!.
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