The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0010SEOQ2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ariana Franklin is the pen name of British writer Diana Norman. A bestselling author and former journalist, she lives in England with her husband, the film critic Barry Norman.
Reading has a knack for this genre of story; with an inherent ability to captivate her audience from start to finish. Reading has such a firm understanding of the story that each word becomes as crucial as the last, creating a dramatic entertainment for the listener. From Publishers Weekly Franklin reintroduces the second coming of Adelia Aguilar, a character who first appeared in Mistress of the Art of Death. She has a voice made for narration; steady and firm in her pitch-perfect delivery, she draws upon the foggy atmosphere created by Franklin and sets the tone vividly with her classical British accent. All rights reserved. Kate Reading captures her brilliantly through a wonderful and eerie reading. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Her characters, including the evil Queen Eleanor, a distressed King Henry II and of course Aguilar herself, are all well-rounded, with Read
Albansand her baby's father. The king orders Adelia Aguilar, expert in the science of death, to investigate-and hopefully stave off civil war. The follow-up to Mistress of the Art of Death- in the national bestselling series hailed as "the medieval answer to Kay Scarpetta and the CSI detectives." When King Henry II's mistress is found poisoned, suspicion falls on his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. A reluctant Adelia finds herself once again in the company of Rowley Picot, the new Bishop of St. Their di
wonderful historical fiction, but less compelling than the first in the series audrey frances I read the first book in the series, "Mistress of the Art of Death", a few weeks ago, and when I found out there was a sequel I was ecstatic. The action centers around Adelia, an orphan who was adopted and trained by an Italian coroner, and who has traveled to Henry II's England to solve a series of murders. At the end of that story, Henry refuses to let her go home, he values her services so highly, and she is reasonably content to stay near the father of her child, new bishop Rowley. I loved that book and waited anxiously for the second in the series, but am somewhat. Carolyn L. House said "What family doesn't have it's ups and downs?". Mayhaps this isn't as "tight" as Mistress of the Art of Death but it is still a very good story, well told.I will admit to being rather repulsed by at least one of the scenes towards the end of the book and cannot help but wonder if it was necessary. Additionally, I am a bit uncomfortable with the portryal of Eleanor and Beckett but it is a challenging romp of a story. If you are at all interested in Plantagenet England and a gooooood mystery? This is your book.. Five Stars Robert N. Cantara This was part of a great series