{"product_id":"9780063035515_death-and-the-maiden","title":"Death and the Maiden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Superb...an appropriate homage”—Marilyn Stasio, \u003cem\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eYork Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe much-anticipated final installment in Ariana\u003cbr\u003eFranklin’s popular Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series,\u003cbr\u003efinished by the author’s daughter after her death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron,\u003cbr\u003eKing Henry II, Adelia Aguilar, England’s vaunted Mistress of the Art of Death,\u003cbr\u003eis living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie, to carry\u003cbr\u003eon her craft—sharing the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and\u003cbr\u003esleuthing that catches murderers. Allie is already a skilled healer, with a\u003cbr\u003eparticular gift for treating animals. But the young woman is nearly twenty, and\u003cbr\u003eher father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable\u003cbr\u003eQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband\u003cbr\u003e. . . if they can find a man who will appreciate a woman with such unusual\u003cbr\u003egifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie is sent to\u003cbr\u003eEly, where her path will cross with Lord Peverill, a young aristocrat who would\u003cbr\u003ebe a most suitable match for the young healer. But when Allie arrives, all is\u003cbr\u003echaos. A village girl has disappeared—and she’s not the first. Over the past\u003cbr\u003efew months, several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. When\u003cbr\u003ethe body of one of the missing is discovered, Allie manages to examine the\u003cbr\u003eremains before burial. The results lead her to suspect that a monstrous\u003cbr\u003epredator is on the loose. Will her training and her stubborn pursuit of the truth\u003cbr\u003ehelp her find the killer...or make her the next victim?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed, twisty thriller, \u003cem\u003eDeath and the Maiden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis historical mystery at its finest—and a superb final episode in Ariana\u003cbr\u003eFranklin’s much-loved, much-acclaimed series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samantha Norman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899905855637,"sku":"9780063035515","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063035515_c9fe160d-4e0b-431e-8d34-7acd822d56b3.jpg?v=1776888549","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063035515_death-and-the-maiden","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}