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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)

Ariana Franklin

Start date: June 1, 2024

Finish date: June 30, 2024

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Aug 24, 2010 Shelli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-i-own, read-in-2010, favorites

This was a great book. At first, I thought it was going to start slow and there were a lot of characters to keep track of. Once it got going, it drew me in and held me captive until the end. It is a historical mystery with a very interesting storyline and a great cast of characters many of whom I really liked. The subject matter is not easy to take, but makes for a thrilling story albeit sad and disturbing. A little bit of romance is thrown in and some great friendships develop between unlikely ...more

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Oct 12, 2010 Bill rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-historical, mystery-british

A most enjoyable mystery. Set in the England of Henry II, the story is about a Mistress of Death, a doctor who listens to dead bodies to find out how they died. She is sent to England to solve the murders of children in Cambridge. The story moves along so very nicely and involves you in the plot and characters immediately. Loved the setting, the characters were very interesting and the story was excellent; a great mystery that contained humour and horror.. Excellent

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