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Cassandra Clark

    Cette auteure crée des énigmes médiévales captivantes, mettant en scène la perspicace nonne détective Hildegarde de Meaux. S'appuyant profondément sur une fascination pour le Moyen Âge, ses récits mêlent minutieusement les détails historiques aux complexités du crime et des personnages. Bien que son parcours se situe dans le domaine des pièces de théâtre contemporaines et des romans d'amour, elle explore désormais des thèmes tels que la justice et la nature humaine à travers le prisme du passé. Son approche équilibre l'obscurité inhérente au mystère avec un développement nuancé des relations et de l'intrigue, offrant aux lecteurs un voyage captivant dans des énigmes historiques.

    The Hour of the Fox
    Murder at Whitby Abbey
    The Law of Angels
    Murder at Beaulieu Abbey
    The Day of the Serpent
    The Velvet Turnshoe
    • The Velvet Turnshoe

      • 308pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      5,0(1)Évaluer

      Set against the backdrop of Richard II's reign and Chaucer's literary endeavors, a young woman named Hildegard embarks on a perilous quest to retrieve the Cross of Constantine. As she navigates the treacherous Alps, she faces a relentless assassin and the looming threat of a plot against the king. Amidst a Europe ravaged by floods and plague, Hildegard’s bravery and investigative skills are put to the ultimate test, leading her towards a destiny intertwined with danger and intrigue.

      The Velvet Turnshoe
    • January, 1400. The bowman strikes at night, slaying one of King Henry's loyal garrison men before vanishing into the dark. Was the murder personal? Or is it the start of an uprising against England's self-crowned king? Friar and reluctant spy Brother Chandler is ordered to investigate, before the spark of rebellion can set the country alight.

      The Day of the Serpent
    • Murder at Beaulieu Abbey

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
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      February, 1390. When rumours fly that distant Beaulieu Abbey may turn traitor and support the anti-pope Clement, Hildegard's prioress summons her with a mission she can't refuse: travel to the isolated royal abbey and spy out their true allegiance. But little does Hildegard know, death and danger wait at Beaulieu . . .

      Murder at Beaulieu Abbey
    • The Law of Angels

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      3,6(30)Évaluer

      Summer, 1384. Storm-clouds of insurrection are gathering over England. Hildegard of Meaux - sleuth, spy and now an abbess - has found refuge from a world of violence and blood-feud at her new home in Yorkshire. But by taking a bonded maid into the fold, Hildegard has made a dangerous enemy.

      The Law of Angels
    • December, 1389. Arriving at Whitby Abbey in order to bid to purchase a priceless Holy Relic, Hildegard of Meaux finds it a decidedly unwelcoming place. But before the bidding war can begin, a body is discovered in the monastery's apple store shed. Something is rotten in the heart of Whitby Abbey - and it's up to Hildegard to discover the truth.

      Murder at Whitby Abbey
    • The Hour of the Fox

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      3,3(66)Évaluer

      London, 1399. When the body of a young nun is discovered at Dowgate sluice, Brother Chandler is called in to investigate. But secretly acting as a spy for King Richard's cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties, and his investigations will draw him into affairs of state - endangering himself and all those around him.

      The Hour of the Fox
    • A Parliament of Spies

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
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      Autumn, 1386. Hildegard of Meaux - a Cistercian abbess with a keen instinct for crime solving - is accompanying the Archbishop of York to London. When the Archbishop's saucier is found murdered the journey becomes fraught with more deadly surprises.

      A Parliament of Spies
    • Friar-sleuth Brother Chandler has to save a copy of the Canterbury Tales before the censors kill him and destroy it. He gets help from wool merchant John Willoughby who claims to be a friend and needs aid solving the mysterious death of his wife. But can Chandler trust him and will he be able to solve the case without putting everyone in peril?

      The Night of the Wolf
    • June, 1394. When a body is discovered near Swyne Priory, nun sleuth Hildegard of Meaux is plunged into a dark and dangerous puzzle where nothing is as it seems. All she knows for certain is that a storm is coming, threatening to cut the priory off from the outside world and trap them with a killer . . .

      Dark Waters Rising