Mistress of the Art of Death (and series)

[Allison]

Those are the 3 books of the series so far, I have only read the first...thought it was pretty good. Anyone else read them?

(I'm not sure if they belong in forensics, but one of the best parts of the story in my opinion is that it IS a very early look at forensics)

[MBP]

I've read these and I really love this series. The 1st & 3rd were great; 2nd was a bit weaker but still good. These are a bit grittier than most medieval mysteries. The main character has been trained in a foreign medical school, so she has more advanced knowledge than most of the English, and her status as outsider gives her a unique perspective on English society.

There's a 4th, [Book: Relics of the Dead], due out in mid-August - I can't wait for that one!

[Teresa]

Just added that to my read shelf, Great to see how they did it before all the bells and whistles of modern science

I also Recommend Reichs KathyYes she does the BONES series on Tv BUT the 2 are not very closely related, the BONES series seems to be early in her lif and the books are later since the character has a grown daughter

[Kathy]

OMG, MBP I didn't realize that a 4th Adelia Aguilar novel was due out so soon. I just finished Grave Goods and loved it. This series is one of my new favorites, started it last spring. Equally as compelling is Franklin's stand alone book City of Shadows A Novel of Suspense--just fantastic. I haven't read anything by Franklin under her other pseudonyms.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

A fourth one is due out this year? Goodness.

What are Franklin's pseudonyms, Kathy?

[Kathy]

Susanna, actually Diana Norman is her real name and Ariana Franklin is a pen name. I thought she had another pen name, but I must have been wrong, can't find it. Under Diana Norman she has written;

Fitzempress' Law (1980)
King of the Last Days (1981)
The Morning Gift (1985)
Daughter of Lir (1988)
Pirate Queen (1991)
The Vizard Mask (1994)
Shores of Darkness (1996)
Blood Royal (1998)
A Catch of Consequence (2002)
Taking Liberties (2003)
The Sparks Fly Upward (2006)

I haven't read any of these.

[MBP]

Thanks for the info, Kathy - I'll have to look for these. I have a copy of City of Shadows A Novel of Suspense on my TBR pile - guess I'll have to move it up on the list!

[Kathy]

I do highly recommend City of Shadows A Novel of Suspense, MBP. It is one of my favorite books. Let me know what you think about it.

[Heidi]

Loved the first one in the series-- blends my love of historical fiction and mystery... unfortunately I tried to find the second one at our library and it's no longer available (not sure what that means)... hopefully they'll replace it soon!

[Luann]

Heidi wrote: "I tried to find the second one at our library and it's no longer available (not sure what that means).."

That means someone stole it or damaged it beyond repair or checked it out and never returned it - which amounts to the same thing as stealing it.

[Heidi]

So, it's either been returned or they bought another copy because today I was able to access it online... and hopefully it'll be in my hands before vacation.

[Luann]

Heidi wrote: "So, it's either been returned or they bought another copy because today I was able to access it online... and hopefully it'll be in my hands before vacation."

That's great! Sometimes people do return things after keeping them for a long time. Usually not the exact one you're waiting for, though! :) That's good luck on your part.

[Joy]

I'm going to pick this up at the library today. I'm a fairly new member and am looking forward to a book group read :)

[Heidi]

Just finished The Serpent's Tale and I think I actually liked it better than the first... looking forward to reading number 3.

[Gail]

Heidi wrote: "Just finished The Serpent's Tale and I think I actually liked it better than the first... looking forward to reading number 3."

Me too, Heidi!

[George]

Gail - Try out my thriller novel Nelson's Payback. It's all about a wronged man who hunts down the financial crooks responsible for his aunt's death. Part of it is set in Florida. George

[Kathy]

I just wanted to post the cover for the latest Adelia Aguilar book, A Murderous Procession




I loved it as much as the others, a fantastic read!

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

I really have to get back to this series. I really liked Mistress of the Art of Death.

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I've had the first one sitting on my shelf for ages... leering at me...

[Kathy]

Donna, you won't be sorry that you returned to the series. Hayes, stop its leering and read it, girl. You will be very glad you did. Can you all tell that I love the series? LOL!

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

Hi BunWat, I just ordered The Serpent's Tale with my Mother's Day gift card and I'm really looking forward to it.

My F2F book group will be reading Mistress of the Art of Death later this year and I want to read at least the second one by then.

[Kathy]

Marjorie wrote: "I got the fourth Adelia Aguilar book from the library A Murderous Procession. In this one Adelia, Mansur, Rowley (but not Allie) are despatched by Henry II to Sicily to accompany He..."

I really enjoyed this one, Marjorie. Stick with it, and I think you'll find it gets much more exciting.

[Kathy]

BunWat wrote: "I love this series, its so well written! I read Grave Goods a few months ago and several times I had to stop and re read passaged because they were just gorgeous.

Also Serpent's Tale really tra..."

BunWat, I have Taking Liberties, but I haven't gotten to it yet. Thanks for reminding me of it, as I need to put it on my summer reading list.

[Kathy]

BunWat wrote: "I got a notice from my library that Murderous Procession is in and waiting for me to pick up. Excited!"

Yay! Enjoy!