Ariana Franklin
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female
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London, The United Kingdom
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Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
Ariana Franklin is the pen name of British writer Diana Norman. A former journalist, Norman has written several critically acclaimed biographies and historical novels. She lives in Hertfordshire, England, with her husband, the film critic Barry Norman.
(The Death Maze (UK) is published as The Serpent's Tale in the US. Relics of the Dead (UK) is published as Grave Goods in the US.)
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin avg rating 3.88 — 2,312 ratings — published 2007 29 editions |
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The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2) by Ariana Franklin avg rating 3.76 — 937 ratings — published 2008 15 editions |
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Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3) by Ariana Franklin avg rating 3.99 — 432 ratings — published 2009 6 editions |
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City of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense by Ariana Franklin avg rating 3.96 — 366 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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A Murderous Procession (Mistress of the Art of Death, #4) by Ariana Franklin avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010 |
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"Man provides his own goods and his own evils, niether God nor the Devil has anything to do with it."
— Ariana Franklin
— Ariana Franklin
"I yield to nobody in my admiration for God, but he's no good in bed."
— Ariana Franklin (The Serpent's Tale)
— Ariana Franklin (The Serpent's Tale)
"Sister Walburga ate some of the sausage she was taking upriver for the anchorites, but you'd think from her distress that she was a Horseman of the Apocalypse and the Whore of Babylon rolled into one."
— Ariana Franklin (Mistress of the Art of Death)
— Ariana Franklin (Mistress of the Art of Death)
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| Chicks On Lit: If you like Historical Fiction | 66 | 194 | Apr 08, 2009 05:16AM | |
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| Arapahoe Library ...: Melissa's Challenge | 24 | 67 | Aug 21, 2009 08:07AM | |
| The Crime and Thr...: Favourite Authors | 62 | 130 | Sep 07, 2009 04:31AM | |
| The Crime and Thr...: August: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin | 42 | 103 | Sep 19, 2009 10:27PM | |
| Pick-a-Shelf: Post Historical-Fiction reads/reviews here | 99 | 115 | 18 days ago, 05:24PM | |
| Novel Ladies: Wheel of Fortune, Book Style | 511 | 61 | 10 days ago, 10:36PM |
