But her name is Adelia the king has been sent a Mistress of the Art of Death. The Italian doctor chosen for the task is a young prodigy from the University of Salerno. Hoping scientific investigation will exonerate the Jews, Henry calls on his cousin the King of Sicily whose subjects include the best medical experts in Europe and asks for his finest ‘master of the art of death,’ an early version of the medical examiner. Without the taxes received from Jewish merchants, his treasuries would go bankrupt. King Henry I is no friend of the Jews or anyone, really but he is invested in their fate. To save them from the rioting mob, the king places the Cambridge Jews under his protection and hides them in a castle fortress. The crimes are immediately blamed on the town’s Jewish community, taken as evidence that Jews sacrifice Christian children in blasphemous ceremonies. In medieval Cambridge, England, four children have been murdered. A chilling, mesmerizing novel that combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the detail and drama of historical fiction. 'The history is skilfully woven into the racing story. 'Brilliantly executed and with edge-of-your-seat suspense' ***** Readers are captivated by Relics of the Dead:
'Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunits.' GUARDIAN
But someone doesn't want the skeletons identified - and is prepared to kill in order to prevent it. So, he calls upon his Mistress of the Art of Death, the anatomist Adelia Aguilar, to examine the bones. On hearing of the discovery, King Henry II demands evidence that the legendary Arthur is dead - he needs to stop his belligerent Welsh subjects believing that their Once and Future King will return to lead them against him. Are these the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere? 'An exhilarating whodunit and my favourite book of the year.' TESS GERRITSENġ176- The monks of Glastonbury have discovered two skeletons buried in their graveyard - one is tall, like that of a warrior, the other small and delicate.
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