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

Ariana Franklin

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Nov 06, 2010 LibraryCin rated it it was ok

Shelves: murder, england, year-read-2010, historical-fiction, from-shelfari, mystery, 12th-century, religion, medicine, middle-ages

2.5 stars

It is the 12th century. Adelia is a medical examiner from Italy, who has traveled to England to help investigate the murders of four children.

I can't really say I liked it, although there were parts that were o.k. I did find the investigation itself kind of interesting, and the book picked up again at the end. But most of the in-between didn't interest me at all. My mind wandered so much, I don't even know who most of the characters were. I couldn't even say what actually happened throu ...more

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Apr 23, 2014 Lisa rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, botm-suggestions

This book was pretty good. I loved how it takes place in England during the 12th century. Very fascinating, especially since the doctor investigating the murder is a woman.

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