Неподалеку от дома богатого еврейского купца из реки выловлено тело жестоко убитого мальчика. Вскоре бесследно исчезают еще трое детей. Жители графства обвиняют в убийстве кембриджских евреев — и им угрожает жестокая расправа.Король Генрих II, пытаясь предотвратить кровавую резню, посылает для расследования этих загадочных преступлений весьма необычную команду — знаменитого дознавателя Симона Неаполитанского, таинственного араба Мансура и молодую женщину Аделию Агилар, в совершенстве овладевшую искусством врачевания. Им приказано немедленно найти настоящего убийцу!Но пока все их версии рассыпаются в прах, а преступник ждет, чтобы нанести новый удар…
In 1176, King Henry II sends his daughter Joanna to Palermo to marry his cousin, the king of Sicily. Henry chooses Adelia Aguilar, his Mistress of the Art of Death, to travel with the princess and safeguard her health. But when people in the wedding procession are murdered, Adelia and Rowley must discover the killer's identity… and whether he is stalking the princess or Adelia herself.
Die Geliebte Heinrichs II. wird vergiftet – mit einem gef?hrlichen Pilz, der Teufelshaube. Der K?nig tobt, seine Gemahlin, Eleanor von Aquitanien, dagegen triumphiert. Steckt sie hinter dem grausamen Anschlag auf ihre Widersacherin? Will sie einen B?rgerkrieg in England entfachen und Heinrich so entmachten? Nur eine kann die Zeichen richtig deuten: Adelia, die Totenleserin aus Salerno...Die englische Originalausgabe erschien 2008 unter dem Titel »The Serpent’s Tale« bei Bantam Press, London.
Starred Review. Set in 1176, Franklin's excellent third Mistress of the Art of Death novel (after The Serpent's Tale) finds Adelia Aguilar, a qualified doctor from the School of Medicine in Salerno, in the holy town of Glastonbury, where Henry II has sent her to inspect two sets of bones rumored to be those of Arthur and Guinevere. Henry is hoping that an unequivocally dead Arthur will discourage the rebellious Welsh. The bones have been uncovered by the few monks, under the saintly Abbot Sigward, who remain after a terrible and mysterious fire devastated the town and abbey. Adelia's party ...
Inglaterra, a?o del Se?or de 1171: en Cambridge aparece el cad?ver de un ni?o horriblemente asesinado. Otros muchos han desaparecido. Los jud?os, directamente acusados de estos cr?menes por la todopoderosa jerarqu?a cat?lica, buscan refugio entre los muros del castillo para evitar las iras de los soliviantados ciudadanos. Al rey Enrique esta situaci?n dista de complacerle: necesita a los jud?os para llenar sus arcas y debe encontrarse al verdadero culpable para aplacar al pueblo, que ha elevado a la categor?a de santo al ni?o asesinado.Para esclarecer la ...
When Christian children are being kidnapped and murdered in 12th century Cambridge, England, Adelia is sent to seek out the truth, and hopefully absolve the Jews being blamed for the crimes, before the townspeople take matters into their own hands. During a time when women are second-class citizens at best, and the practice of scientific autopsies is considered blasphemous, Adelia is the most skilled “speaker for the dead” hailing from progressive Naples – yet she is forced to masquerade as the meek assistant to her colleagues during their frantic search for the real child killer.From The Washington Post
Cztery potworne morderstwa… Nieuchwytny zab?jca… I niezwyk?a kobieta, kt?ra potrafi sk?oni? zmar?ych do wyjawienia sekret?w. W 1171 roku bestialskie zab?jstwa dzieci wstrz?saj? Cambridge. Kr?l sprowadza ze s?ynnej sycylijskiej szko?y medycznej najlepszego mistrza sztuki ?mierci – bieg?ego w anatomii i arkanach ?ledztwa. Kt?? m?g?by jednak przypuszcza?, ?e ?w medyk jest… kobiet?. W zabobonnej Anglii Adelia musi kry? sw? prawdziw? to?samo??, by nie oskar?ono jej o czary. Potajemnie bada okaleczone zw?oki, dokonuje ogl?dzin miejsc zbrodni i dzi?ki wiedzy i dedukcji uk?ada list? podejrzanych. Bogobojni mieszczanie, rozmodleni mnisi, us?u?ni dworzanie, waleczni rycerze… Kto z nich jest morderc?, kt?ry ju? wybra? nast?pn? ofiar??
"An outstanding historical mystery. Well-researched, well-plotted, well-paced and above all well written." – Mike RipleyAriana 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. Henry suspects that Rosamund's murder is probably the first move in Eleanor's long-simmering plot to overthrow him. If Eleanor is guilty, the result ...
