Set in medieval England, this chilling novel combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction, as a Mistress of the art of death--an early version of a medical examiner--arrives in Cambridge from Italy to investigate the suspicious deaths of four children.
As Adelia\'s investigation takes her behind the closed doors of the country\'s churches, the killer prepares to strike again..
In medieval Cambridge, England, Adelia, a female forensics expert, is summoned by King Henry II to investigate a series of gruesome murders that has wrongly implicated the Jewish population, yielding even more tragic results.
The national bestselling hit hailed by the New York Times as a vibrant medieval mystery...[it] outdoes the competition.
Set in medieval England, this chilling novel combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction, as a Mistress of the art of death--an early version of a medical examiner--arrives in Cambridge from Italy to investigate the suspicious deaths of four children
