e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
Library Journal Review
Publisher Weekly Review
More Content
More by this author
Franklin, Ariana.
Subjects
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Fiction.
Women forensic pathologists -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216 -- Fiction.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Franklin, Ariana.
by title:
The serpent's tale /...
by call number:
FICTION FRA
Search the Web
Franklin, Ariana.
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Fiction.
Women forensic pathologists -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216 -- Fiction.
MARC Display
The
serpent
's
tale
/ Ariana Franklin.
by
Franklin, Ariana.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.
Call #:
FICTION FRA
Subjects
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Fiction.
Women forensic pathologists -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216 -- Fiction.
Series
Franklin, Ariana. Adelia Aguilar medieval mysteries ; 2.
ISBN:
9780143052852 (2009 Penguin pbk.)
9780399154645
Description:
371 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"In medieval England, one extraordinary woman knows the secrets of the dead."--Jacket.
Sequel to: "Mistress of the art of death".
Summary:
"Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison-and the king'
s
estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. Henry suspects that Rosamund's murder is probably the first move in Eleanor'
s
long-simmering plot to overthrow him. If Eleanor is guilty, the result could be civil war. The king must once again summon Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, to uncover the truth. Adelia is not happy to be called out of retirement. She has been living contentedly in the countryside, caring for her infant daughter, Allie. But Henry'
s
summons cannot be ignored, and Adelia must again join forces with the king'
s
trusted fixer, Rowley Picot, the Bishop of St. Albans, who is also her baby'
s
father. Adelia and Rowley travel to the murdered courtesan's home, in a tower within a walled labyrinth-a strange and sinister place from the outside, but far more so on the inside, where a bizarre and gruesome discovery awaits them. But Adelia'
s
investigation is cut short by the appearance of Rosamund's rival: Queen Eleanor. Adelia, Rowley, and the other members of her small party are taken captive by Eleanor'
s
henchmen and held in the nunnery of Godstow, where Eleanor is holed up for the winter with her band of mercenaries, awaiting the right moment to launch their rebellion. Isolated and trapped inside the nunnery by the snow and cold, Adelia and Rowley watch as dead bodies begin piling up. Adelia knows that there may be more than one killer at work, and she must unveil their true identities before England is once again plunged into civil war . . ."--Inside jacket.
Genre:
Historical mystery fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Holds:
1
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Central Library
Adult Mystery Fiction
FICTION FRA
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Cole Harbour Public Library
Adult Mystery Fiction
FICTION FRA
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.