A lavish, romping, corpse-filled medieval mystery featuring King Henry II's anatomist - the 'Mistress of the Art of Death'
The King of England has ordered his Mistress of the Art of Death ' anatomist and doctor Adelia Aguilar ' to accompany 10-year-old Princess Joanna on her thousand-mile journey to marry the King of Sicily. They must take with them the legendary sword Excalibur.nnAnd so Adelia sets sail with the golden princess and her lavish procession of nobles, musicians, servants, laundresses, grooms, luggage and treasure. But when members of the procession begin to die and it looks as though Adelia is to blame, there are dangerous accusations of witchcraft.nnMeanwhile one traveller, armed with a brilliant disguise and a personal vendetta, has been watching Adelia all too closely. He wants Adelia dead . . . but he wants her to suffer first.

About the Author
Ariana Franklin was born in Devon and at twenty became the youngest reporter then on Fleet Street. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Mistress of the Art of Death, The Death Maze and Relics of the Dead, all featuring anatomist Adelia Aguilar.

GeneralFeatures
ISBN13:	593063546
ISBN10:	9780593063545, 978-059306
Author1:	Ariana Franklin
Publisher:	Random House
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	22/07/10
Number of Pages:	320
Language:	English
Weight:	503 grams

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